Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List

Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by caleblloyd on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @06:31PM (#12696921)

I used to love going to blockbuster to rent a flick, because I could do it on a whim (near-instant gratification). Because of streaming services like Netflix, blockbuster went out of business.

I don't plan for movie night days in advance. I'm not going to rent that shit in the mail. So after a few years of not touching my DVD player, I threw it out.

The content owners are the real ones losing out here. I'd pay $4 to stream any movie, there's just no service I'm aware of that offers them all digitally at that price.

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Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by erikjsanders on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @02:02AM (#12732448)

You can rent and stream many movies from Amazon for 3.99 SD and 4.99 HD. I'm not sure if these prices are discounted since I am a prime member.

I just recently started using VidAngel though, and I'm happy with it so far. They advertise being able to filter movies, but you can always just filter a single word if you don't want anything filtered. It's $1 for SD and $2 for HD. They have an interesting licensing model though so you sort of have to have a constant $18-$19 deposit with them.

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Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by gozur88 on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @07:40PM (#12697283)

Isn't that about what the cable PPV channels charge? Or am I out of date?

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Re:Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies from IMDB's Top 250 List by auno on Thursday October 13, 2016 @09:54AM (#12700752)

Then you'd have to get cable first, with whatever that entails. I don't have any kind of TV connection to my apartment at all.

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