Movies not showing on Apple TV

Ive been able to get home sharing going btwn my Macbook Air and Apple TV. I can share Photos, TV shows, Podcasts. But cant share Movies that Ive downloaded to my laptop (ie cant see Movies in list shown when I click on 'Computer' icon in Apple TV).
Should this happen automatically when I rent or purchase a movie from iTunes and download to my laptop, or is there something I have do?
Many thanks for help.
JohnC

Many thanks for this. 'Whole library' was checked. The problem was - I think - that the movie had not yet downloaded (or most of it hadn't). Once it was downloaded, I was able to link to Apple TV and view.
Im writing from Australia where time taken for downloading movies (which is v slow) makes similtaneous viewing - either directly on Apple TV or through computer - is virtually impossible without screen freezing, spinning daisy wheel, etc etc. So one has to plan ahead. Downloading the day before viewing is the only problem-free option.
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