# Are there any commercially available US DVD's that Netflix doesn't carry? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223 "2007-05-08T13:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/1 "2007-05-08T13:05:19Z")
No real reason for the question, just curious- thanks. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/2 "2007-05-08T13:09:53Z")
Yes, of course. I have a variety on my wanted list. For example, once, I started watching an anime series and couldn’t get the next disk; I wrote in to Netflix, and they responded, saying that the disk was poorly manufactured and was getting too frequently damaged, so they weren’t going to carry it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/3 "2007-05-08T13:11:46Z")
For the record, here’s what they sent me. > [@Netflix](#): > > Hello \, > > Thanks for your inquiry. > > We apologize for the inconvenience. Unfortunately, on rare occasions titles may need to be removed from circulation. Either the titles were out of print and we could not replenish our stock to meet demand, or the DVDs continued to experience high breakage or defects. In unusual circumstances such as these, we do need to remove the titles from distribution. > > Due to the subsequent long waits and inconveniences this situation presented to our customers, we decided that until a workable solution was reached, it was best to remove these problem titles from our inventory. > > If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. > > Thanks, > \ > Netflix Customer Service . ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/4 "2007-05-08T14:02:10Z")
They don’t have the Discovery Channel DVDs, otherwise I’d cancel my cable. If I could get Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs through them, I’d be set. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/5 "2007-05-08T14:30:34Z")
Presumably the many, many, many porn titles aren’t in their catalogue. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/6 "2007-05-08T14:34:08Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] They don’t have the Discovery Channel DVDs, otherwise I’d cancel my cable. If I could get Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs through them, I’d be set. [/QUOTE] Well, there’s a little good news here. It looks like Netflix will be carying the four disk “Mythbusters: Collection 1” (out on the 22nd) and currently have “MythBusters: Mega Movie Myths”. Nothing on Dirty Jobs yet though. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/7 "2007-05-08T15:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=jacquilynne] Presumably the many, many, many porn titles aren’t in their catalogue. [/QUOTE] They do have a couple titles that are basically softcore gay porn. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/8 "2007-05-08T15:32:54Z")
As I mentioned in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=416102), they seem to have a problem with the second season of Doctor Who (The new version.) I don’t know if this is a problem for rental outlets in general, or Netflix in particular. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/9 "2007-05-08T18:27:43Z")
Last time I checked, they didn’t have the UK version of _Queer As Folk_. I’m pretty sure there was a US DVD release, so I wonder why not. They have the American version, but no UK. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/10 "2007-05-08T18:48:51Z")
They don’t have “Stop Making Sense” It’s been on my waiting list for years now. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/11 "2007-05-08T18:50:29Z")
I’m annoyed that you can get seasons 2 and 3 of _Strangers with Candy_ from Netflix, but not season 1. They have a listing for it, but it’s not currently available from them. ---
**Author:** ![Subway\_Prophet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/12 "2007-05-08T19:14:23Z")
Apparently the Weinstein Company made a deal with [del]Lackluster[/del] Blockbuster Video so that the sequel to _Hoodwinked_ will not be available through Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/13 "2007-05-08T19:52:18Z")
Last time I checked they didn’t have [Jaded](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116675/) with Carla Gugino. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/14 "2007-05-08T23:42:59Z")
[QUOTE=Paintcharge] They don’t have “Stop Making Sense” It’s been on my waiting list for years now. [/QUOTE] Also on my waiting list, but I am fairly sure that once upon a time, it was available, but is one of the “out of print” discs that eventually falls out of availability because of damaged discs and no way to renew the supply. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/15 "2007-05-11T06:18:00Z")
There are many titles absent from the Netflix inventory. When I was a member, I noticed they didn’t have the Criterion disc of the Dietrich/von Sternberg masterpiece, _The Scarlet Empress_. There were others, but that’s the only one that comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/16 "2007-05-11T22:33:54Z")
They don’t have the made-for-TV movie of The Dollmaker (my favorite book of all time) with Jane Fonda, or The Woman in Black, from Susan Hill’s book. ---
**Author:** ![Flash\_Sheridan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7cd45c/32.png) [@Flash\_Sheridan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flash_Sheridan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/17 "2011-03-26T20:53:44Z")
Netflix has never come close to living up to its claim; they don’t carry a number of mainstream American classic films, e.g. the non-defective version of _El Cid,_ the Paul Robeson version of _King Solomon’s Mines,_ or any version of _Quentin Durward,_ all of which are, or were, available. (King Solomon has gone online-only since I rented it from Blockbuster.) References: [ul] [li][http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/El\_Cid/70159082?trkid=2734329[/li][li]http://www.amazon.com/King-Solomons-Mine/dp/B004H83IAA/ref=sr\_1\_1[/li][li]http://www.amazon.com/Quentin-Durward-Robert-Taylor/dp/B002C1ZMQW/ref=sr\_1\_3[/li][li]http://ir.netflix.com/index.cfm](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/El_Cid/70159082?trkid=2734329%5B/li%5D%5Bli%5Dhttp://www.amazon.com/King-Solomons-Mine/dp/B004H83IAA/ref=sr_1_1%5B/li%5D%5Bli%5Dhttp://www.amazon.com/Quentin-Durward-Robert-Taylor/dp/B002C1ZMQW/ref=sr_1_3%5B/li%5D%5Bli%5Dhttp://ir.netflix.com/index.cfm) (only remaining Netflix contact form I could find)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/18 "2011-03-26T22:58:13Z")
I’ve made a point to watch all Top 250 Movies from IMDb. Netflix has them all, save Sleuth(1972). ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/19 "2011-03-26T23:06:31Z")
> [@Flash\_Sheridan](#): > > Netflix has never come close to living up to its claim… What claim? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223/20 "2011-03-26T23:51:54Z")
Yes. They had the first two seasons of the BBC series _Lark Rise to Candleford_, but not the third, which I bought and watched but haven’t gotten around to selling yet, if anyone is interested. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-commercially-available-us-dvds-that-netflix-doesnt-carry/403223.md?page=2)