Should purchased movies be on my iMac?

I purchased a movie on Apple TV in 1080p HD. I know I can download it to iOS devices but should it also appear in my iTunes library on my iMac?
I have lots of movies on my iMac which I can view thru Apple TV by going to COMPUTERS on ATV main menu. But purchased movies appear under MOVIES in the main menu.
Is there a way I can get one combined list of movies that includes purchased and those on my Mac?
Thx.

AppleTv 2 and 3 only stream movies/tv shows from the internet or a local iTunes library (Computers icon).
As they have no storage, any movie you buy and watch does not sync back to iTunes.
If you go to the main itunes store page (the house icon) or the Movies section of teh store, then on the right you should see a Purchased link under Quicklinks.  You can download from there.  Make sure your iTunes Preferences are set for 1080p not 720p (if you want the other copies you can get them incuding SD using a combination of Purchased Quicklinks and Preferences (there's a checkbox for SD from memory)).
AC

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