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Netflix Instant Viewing (sticky?)
Posted on 4/26/10 at 4:26 am
Posted on 4/26/10 at 4:26 am
I would like to compile a comprehensive list of good movies/documentaries to watch on this since so many threads are started about the feature. I will update below with suggestions...unless they suck. I want to leave TV shows out of this because there are so many and to each his own.
Feel free to ask about/discuss any of the following.
Miller's Crossing
The Fisher King
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
Gonzo
Super Size Me
The Motorcycle Diaries
Let the Right One In
Cashback
The Ghost and the Darkness
Dirty Work
Serenity
Moon
Donnie Darko
Caddyshack
Beavis and Butthead Do America
Raising Arizona
The Big Lebowski
Barry Lyndon
Fanny and Alexander (IMO Bergman's best and Instant Watch's best; watch in chunks if you don't have over 3 spare hours)
The 400 Blows
Pan's Labyrinth
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Vertigo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
M
The Twilight Samurai
Glory
Rob Roy
Paris, Texas
Bronson
Wild Strawberries
The King of Kong (documentary)
Memento
Man Bites Dog
8 1/2
The Third Man
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
A Clockwork Orange
Blade Runner
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Amadeus
On the Waterfront
Patton
The Shawshank Redemption
Taxi Driver
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Primer
Shoot the Piano Player
Following
Rashomon
American Movie
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
If I get enough responses, I will break them down into categories.
Feel free to ask about/discuss any of the following.
Miller's Crossing
The Fisher King
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
Gonzo
Super Size Me
The Motorcycle Diaries
Let the Right One In
Cashback
The Ghost and the Darkness
Dirty Work
Serenity
Moon
Donnie Darko
Caddyshack
Beavis and Butthead Do America
Raising Arizona
The Big Lebowski
Barry Lyndon
Fanny and Alexander (IMO Bergman's best and Instant Watch's best; watch in chunks if you don't have over 3 spare hours)
The 400 Blows
Pan's Labyrinth
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Vertigo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
M
The Twilight Samurai
Glory
Rob Roy
Paris, Texas
Bronson
Wild Strawberries
The King of Kong (documentary)
Memento
Man Bites Dog
8 1/2
The Third Man
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
A Clockwork Orange
Blade Runner
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Amadeus
On the Waterfront
Patton
The Shawshank Redemption
Taxi Driver
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Primer
Shoot the Piano Player
Following
Rashomon
American Movie
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
If I get enough responses, I will break them down into categories.
This post was edited on 4/26/10 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 4/26/10 at 5:50 am to The Levee
This list will be enourmous. Your best bet is to rate as many movies as you can on their site, and let them add them to the Movies You'll Heart section. They haven't let me down yet.
Posted on 4/26/10 at 6:23 am to 9Fiddy
quote:This. However,
This list will be enourmous. Your best bet is to rate as many movies as you can on their site, and let them add them to the Movies You'll Heart section. They haven't let me down yet.
Bronson
Wild Strawberries
The King of Kong (documentary)
Memento
Man Bites Dog
8 1/2
The Third Man
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket
A Clockwork Orange
Blade Runner
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Amadeus
On the Waterfront
Patton
The Shawshank Redemption
Taxi Driver
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Primer
Shoot the Piano Player
Following
Rashomon
Posted on 4/26/10 at 7:56 am to The Levee
quote:
Serenity
I can't get anyone to watch this with me. My roommates think it looks like a ghey sci-fi movie, but every time I google "good watch instantly movies" it's at the top of everyone's list.
some more:
Harold & Maude
Being There
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Mulholland Drive
Un Chien Andalou (avant garde collab b/t Dali and Buñuel)
Amadeus
Shawshank Redemption
Brokeback Mountain
Oldboy
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Being John Malkovich
Synecdoche, New York
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Post-traumatic stress disorder warning)
Eternity and a Day
Return of the Secaucus 7
Awakenings
Humpday
The Seventh Seal
Memento
The Royal Tenenbaums
Rachel Getting Married (not a ghey romantic comedy)
Best In Show
Endless Summer
Everything Is Illuminated
American Movie (everyone must see this if you haven't already)
This Is England
My Kid Could Paint That
The Big Chill
Primer
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense
No Country for Old Men
Cannibal! The Musical
A Clockwork Orange
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Mail Order Wife (highly recommend you watch this without reading its synopsis)
note: some of these may not be available instantly anymore. I noticed netflix sometimes removes that feature over time. I just listed a bunch of my stuff that in my "Watch Instantly History" folder.
This post was edited on 4/26/10 at 8:00 am
Posted on 4/26/10 at 8:52 am to The Levee
ETA: Sorry, didn't see this. I'll leave them up anyway in case anyone's interested.
Here are some TV shows:
The A Team
Arrested Development
The Office
30 Rock
24
Torchwood
Tudors
Dexter
Californication
Party Down
Dead Like Me
Friday Night Lights
Weeds
Lost
Columbo
They have so many and it's great because you don't have to wait for 4 or 5 different discs in the mail.
quote:
I want to leave TV shows out of this because there are so many and to each his own.
Here are some TV shows:
The A Team
Arrested Development
The Office
30 Rock
24
Torchwood
Tudors
Dexter
Californication
Party Down
Dead Like Me
Friday Night Lights
Weeds
Lost
Columbo
They have so many and it's great because you don't have to wait for 4 or 5 different discs in the mail.
This post was edited on 4/26/10 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/26/10 at 8:55 am to The Levee
quote:
Serenity
I know you don't want to include tv shows, but suggesting Serenity without a parenthetical to suggest watching the "Firefly" series first is a major fail.
Posted on 4/26/10 at 9:38 am to The Levee
I tend to only use instant when it's something they don't have on disc. Last week it was Looking for Mr. Goodbar this week it's gonna be Walkabout.
Posted on 4/26/10 at 12:47 pm to constant cough
Bump to prevent premature death of thread.
Posted on 4/26/10 at 4:02 pm to noladan
Off the top of my head that I don't see here... ('great' and not merely good)
Barry Lyndon
Fanny and Alexander (IMO Bergman's best and Instant Watch's best; watch in chunks if you don't have over 3 spare hours)
The 400 Blows
Pan's Labyrinth
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Vertigo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
M
The Twilight Samurai
Glory
Rob Roy
Paris, Texas
Barry Lyndon
Fanny and Alexander (IMO Bergman's best and Instant Watch's best; watch in chunks if you don't have over 3 spare hours)
The 400 Blows
Pan's Labyrinth
Amarcord
Cool Hand Luke
Vertigo
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
M
The Twilight Samurai
Glory
Rob Roy
Paris, Texas
This post was edited on 4/26/10 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 4/26/10 at 4:19 pm to smokeswithwolves
I think we can nail down the better movies to watch on there. Please don't put anything that YOU would not rate FOUR stars or higher.
The list will be ever changing due to additions and subtractions, but this should be a good guide for anyone who does not want to sift through the 10,000 movies or rate over 200 to whittle your heart list down.
The list will be ever changing due to additions and subtractions, but this should be a good guide for anyone who does not want to sift through the 10,000 movies or rate over 200 to whittle your heart list down.
Posted on 4/26/10 at 4:22 pm to BhamTigah
quote:
I know you don't want to include tv shows, but suggesting Serenity without a parenthetical to suggest watching the "Firefly" series first is a major fail.
for someone who does not want to get into the series...I thought the movie was excellent...quite a surprise.
But you are right, the Firefly series is great.
DO NOT wait on your friends to watch this movie with you...you will thoroughly enjoy it alone.
Posted on 4/26/10 at 4:28 pm to The Levee
Bullitt
Breaker Morant
Gallipoli
Paper Moon
The Searchers
The Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Bubba Hotep
Edit: Forgot to add Clockers (good viewing for The Wire crowd)
Breaker Morant
Gallipoli
Paper Moon
The Searchers
The Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Bubba Hotep
Edit: Forgot to add Clockers (good viewing for The Wire crowd)
This post was edited on 4/26/10 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 4/26/10 at 11:41 pm to The Levee
thanks for this list. my instant queue is loaded now.
some more
the razor's edge
dark crystal
count of monte cristo
fear and loathing
bram stoker's dracula
breakfast club
donnie brasco
fargo
nick and nora
princess bride
sunshine cleaning
evil dead
jesus camp
ETA if you have time in the next couple hours watch my name is bruce. a nice take on bruce campbell movies.
some more
the razor's edge
dark crystal
count of monte cristo
fear and loathing
bram stoker's dracula
breakfast club
donnie brasco
fargo
nick and nora
princess bride
sunshine cleaning
evil dead
jesus camp
ETA if you have time in the next couple hours watch my name is bruce. a nice take on bruce campbell movies.
This post was edited on 4/26/10 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 4/27/10 at 4:48 pm to puffulufogous
I vote for this to be stickied. Maybe we can get some resident M/TVB critics to review some movies and just get a huge netflix instant viewing review thread.
Posted on 4/27/10 at 6:45 pm to The Levee
Some favs that I haven't seen listed yet. If this thread gets more popular I'll list more.
Black Narcissus
The Blue Max
Body Heat
Charade
Diabolique
D.O.A.
Five Easy Pieces
Heaven Can Wait
Holiday
Hombre
The Killing
Klute
The Lady From Shanghai
Laura
Le Cercle Rouge
Leave Her To Heaven
A Man For All Seasons
The Man Who Wasn't There
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Night And The City
Night Moves
One Eyed Jacks
Only Angles Have Wings
The Ox-Bow Incident
Peeping Tom
The Proposition
Punch-Drunk Love
Rebel Without A Cause
The Red Shoes
Repo Man
The Salton Sea
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Stranger
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Thieves' Highway
The Trial
Underworld U.S.A.
Vera Cruz
The Wages of Fear
Yojimbo
Black Narcissus
The Blue Max
Body Heat
Charade
Diabolique
D.O.A.
Five Easy Pieces
Heaven Can Wait
Holiday
Hombre
The Killing
Klute
The Lady From Shanghai
Laura
Le Cercle Rouge
Leave Her To Heaven
A Man For All Seasons
The Man Who Wasn't There
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Night And The City
Night Moves
One Eyed Jacks
Only Angles Have Wings
The Ox-Bow Incident
Peeping Tom
The Proposition
Punch-Drunk Love
Rebel Without A Cause
The Red Shoes
Repo Man
The Salton Sea
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
The Stranger
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Thieves' Highway
The Trial
Underworld U.S.A.
Vera Cruz
The Wages of Fear
Yojimbo
This post was edited on 4/27/10 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 4/27/10 at 6:55 pm to The Levee
I wholeheartedly endorse this idea (the sticky). I almost started this thread the other night but crawfished at the last minute.
ETA: The Wind That Shakes the Barley is 4* in my book
ETA: The Wind That Shakes the Barley is 4* in my book
This post was edited on 4/27/10 at 6:59 pm
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