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

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

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Post by muninn_ »

Y-bar wrote: post #15

And of these 31 remaining almost half are missing in the Swedish Netflix: 5. Back to the Future 6. Gladiator 7. Sunset Boulevard 8. Cinema Paradiso 9. Django Unchained 12. Reservoir Dogs 13. Braveheart 17. Amadeus 21. Trainspotting 24. There Will Be Blood 25. Spotlight 26. The Princess Bride 27. Zootopia 29. Jaws 31. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl And yet Netflix want the same monthly cost for…

Well, it's most likely some sort of licensing issue. If Netflix could show you all the same content that it does in the U.S. for the same price they absolutely would.

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Post by jpalomaki »

arkitaip wrote: post #2

I can understand that the media companies don't want to cooperate with Netflix by denying them access to their IP but it's sad that they haven't been able to launch a real alternative to Netflix during all these years.

Maybe the big ones just can't come up with a way to compete with Netflix without destroying their old business. Customers want content with reasonable monthly fee, but that does not mix up well with dvd/blu-ray sales, rental business etc.

Supporting Netflix is of course also something they don't like, since the more monthly paying customer Netflix attracts, the more viable competitor it becomes. This leads me to wonder that could it be that studios did not originally even consider Netflix as their competitor?

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Post by kgwgk »

ihsw wrote: post #8

It should be noted that IMDB is owned by Amazon, but setting that aside it most definitely is unfortunate to see that so many great films are locked up behind licensing barriers. We may never see them get released into public domain.

> It should be noted that IMDB is owned by Amazon

Does it have any relevance?

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

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Post by bad_user »

Y-bar wrote: post #15

And of these 31 remaining almost half are missing in the Swedish Netflix: 5. Back to the Future 6. Gladiator 7. Sunset Boulevard 8. Cinema Paradiso 9. Django Unchained 12. Reservoir Dogs 13. Braveheart 17. Amadeus 21. Trainspotting 24. There Will Be Blood 25. Spotlight 26. The Princess Bride 27. Zootopia 29. Jaws 31. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl And yet Netflix want the same monthly cost for…

I keep subscribing to Netflix, then cancel, then resubscribe.

Thing is I'm not subscribing to Netflix for those movies. Because I've already seen those. And yeah, once every blue moon I can get in the mood for some specific title. But that's rare.

Why I keep subscribing to Netflix and why I tried HBO Go as well is because of the TV series. And I'm in Romania, you can imagine how limited the content is down here, but so far they've had a couple of decent TV series that I wanted to watch. If they keep delivering those, then I keep my subscription. You also have the ability to subscribe/unsubscribe at any point, it's not like with HBO GO or other services where you have to commit to an annual plan.

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Post by harryh »

rayiner wrote: post #19
koonsolo wrote: post #9

I find it strange that Spotify is able to list almost any band and music out there, and streaming video providers not. They are even forced to create their own content. Seems that the music industry has a better separation between content creators and providers than the movie and series industry.

Music is subject to compulsory licensing. Something that made sense when only big companies could record and distribute music (making cartel behavior easy), not so much now that anyone with an iPad and an internet connection can do so.

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I'm pretty sure that the compulsory licensing law that controls music distribution doesn't apply to streaming services like Spotify. If it did you wouldn't occasionally see work from high profile artists like Tayor Swift and Kanye West not appear on Spotify.

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Post by ko27 »

flycaliguy wrote: post #20

Surely I'm not the only person who isn't interested in watching IMDB's favourite content. Give me the 6 outta 10s, that's my bread and butter. I'd rather be surprised and discover a personal favourite or have something on the TV that I won't be expected to dissect with the nerds at work.

You are basically saying that you can't "discover a personal favourite" when they are highly rated and talked by other people. That's probably the worst mindset for a avid film watcher.

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

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Post by bryanlarsen »

jhbadger wrote: post #5

While I'm sure it's not entirely Netflix's fault (media companies realizing their back catalog has a value), it seems to be a common evolution for movie services to move to providing their own content. Look at HBO. In the 1980s, it was all about showing movies (the name even meant "Home Box Office"). Now it is all about Game of Thrones and what not. With things like House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, etc., that…

"The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."

- Ted Sarandos, Netflix Chief Content Officer

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

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Post by TallGuyShort »

ko27 wrote: post #37
flycaliguy wrote: post #20

Surely I'm not the only person who isn't interested in watching IMDB's favourite content. Give me the 6 outta 10s, that's my bread and butter. I'd rather be surprised and discover a personal favourite or have something on the TV that I won't be expected to dissect with the nerds at work.

You are basically saying that you can't "discover a personal favourite" when they are highly rated and talked by other people. That's probably the worst mindset for a avid film watcher.

Seems to work well for the Indie music crowd.

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

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Post by skinnymuch »

ihsw wrote: post #8

It should be noted that IMDB is owned by Amazon, but setting that aside it most definitely is unfortunate to see that so many great films are locked up behind licensing barriers. We may never see them get released into public domain.

Are you suggesting Amazon is manipulating IMDB voting..just to have less of the top 250 on Netflix? Otherwise how is it relevant to note?
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