IMDb Top 250 on Netflix Instant
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Useful resource for finding good films on Netflix
From 3 comments
This is great, thanks. I've been lamenting about how bad Netflix instant selection is. This list brings some evidence to the contrary. Netflix should have done something like…
twakefield on HNThis is an awesome list. One of my big faults with netflix is that one account can be accessed by an entire family, but the genres don't mix and match and instead of rating a…
rickdale on HNMajor Win.
dylanrw on HN
Objections
Title suggests all 250 films are available; many are not
From 3 comments
Title should be: IMDB Top 250 THAT are available on Netflix Instant. It's not a list of 250 movies as it seems many believe.
jdq on HNGood catch. The Godfather (imdb: 2, 3); Shawshank Redemption (imdb: 1); The dark knight (imdb: 1) are not available on instant watch. The blog post says "All the IMDB 250 that…
wicknicks on HNWhen sorting by rank, there seem to be a lot missing. Why does it start with "8 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"? Are all 250 really available?
joejohnson on HN
Mismatched films such as Gladiator, Heat and The Pianist caused by title-only matching
From 3 comments
You might want to double check "Gladiator" because I'm pretty sure the one on IMDB isn't the one available on Netflix instant. :) I told my wife this was one of the most…
jdvolz on HNSame thing for Heat. I was expecting Al Pacino and ended up with Joe Dallesandro.
mortenjorck on HNThe Pianist in the imdb top 250 is not the one listed on this page. lol.
RayVR on HN
Toy Story 3 listed twice
From 2 comments
Toy Story 3 is in there twice, with ratings 34 and 143. On another note, it's amazing seeing all the movies in here which aren't available in Canada.
biot on HN"Toy Story 3" is at number 34 and number 143.
alanthonyc on HN
Requests
Join with IMDb ratings to filter TV shows on Netflix
From 1 comment
Cool :) I spend a lot of time finding good TV shows. Wish I could do a join between the IMDB database and the Netflix one: Show me all the TV shows which score more than 8.5 on…
wicknicks on HN
Show Bottom 100 list
From 1 comment
Could you do one for the Bottom 100 as well? That would be almost as awesome.
CrazedGeek on HN
Add genre and year
From 1 comment
Would be nice to have genre and year. Great job, tho!
webwright on HN
Rotten Tomatoes score
From 1 comment
I've love to be able to see / sort by rotten tomatoes score as well.
makeee on HN
Questions
Why are many top films missing from the list
From 1 comment
When sorting by rank, there seem to be a lot missing. Why does it start with "8 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"? Are all 250 really available?
joejohnson on HN
Alternatives named
Instant Watcher
From 1 comment
Cool. I'm surprised that this list isn't on http://instantwatcher.com. For those who don't know, Instant Watcher is a phenomenal resource for Netflix fans.
madh on HN
Hulu Plus
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If you think Netflix selection is bad, try the Hulu movie selection. If you want movies from the 1930s-1950s, they've got you covered. I have not yet found even one movie they…
jerf on HN