# Netflix Instant Queue Recommendations - the movie thread for people with no patience **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931 "2010-05-10T17:15:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/101 "2010-08-24T18:01:19Z")
Merged two threads with same premise. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/102 "2010-08-24T18:10:41Z")
My suggestion: [OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464913/). Very funny French Bond/spy spoof. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/103 "2010-08-24T18:12:12Z")
Catch the French movie **District B13**. The plot is absurd, but the action makes Jason Bourne look arthritic. I ended up getting the DVD from Netflix, so I could watch it with subtitles instead of the dubbing. It isn’t a secret, but you can also stream **The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo**. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/104 "2010-08-24T18:33:29Z")
If your Netflix home page is like ours, at the top you’ll have Watch Instantly – Browse DVDs – Your Queue – Movies You’ll {heart} If you click on the fourth tab (with the heart) you should see: Suggestions – Rate Movies – Taste Preferences – Movies You’ve Rated Rate some movies and tell them about your tastes and you should have a decent array to choose from. They’re maybe 75% accurate in our case. We’ve rated 2351 movies and have 185 Recommendations! Under Browse DVDs you should see: Home – Genres ↓ – New Releases – Netflix Top 100 – Critics’ Picks – Award Winners Examine those for more choices. Good luck! (This was posted in a thread that was closed because of “no action” in less than an hour’s time. May not be relevant here.) ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/105 "2010-08-24T18:47:11Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > > [@OneChance](#): > > > > [**Louis C.K.: Chewed Up**](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Louis_C.K._Chewed_Up/70108425) if you want a stand-up that’ll make an hour on the exercise bike fly right by. > > Seconded. **Lewis CK** is one of the funniest stand-up comedians I’m aware of. Loved this! His Cinnabon portion was to die for. I also see, by this stand-up, why he and his wife divorced the following year :eek:. 216 episodes of [Comedy Central Presents](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Comedy_Central_Presents/70138101?strackid=50460a78d5ecbefb_0_srl&strkid=1307004391_0_0&trkid=438381) are on Instant. I almost died when I saw it. Granted, many are people I don’t know, but the highlights include Greg Giraldo (just watched, was good), Jeff Garcia, Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Hart, Louis CK, Ron White, and Zach Galifinakis. Here’s the catch: you can’t add people’s individual episodes, you have to add the whole thing and go to the actual page to select which episode. So you can’t hit “play” from your “Instant” page; you have to click on “Comedy Central Presents” and scroll to find what you want. [Fargo](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Fargo/493387?trkid=1211018) is available till 8/29, so get it now! ETA: **Antinor01** , we’ve decided to drop cable and get a Roku. I’m VERY excited. When [Sezmi](http://www.sezmi.com/) comes to Pittsburgh, I’ll get it as well. For $150 for the equipment plus $20/month, I can’t see the downside. For Mad Men and It’s Always Sunny, we’ll get Itunes season subscriptions. Otherwise, all the shows we watch are on basic or their select cable channels. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/106 "2010-09-02T16:55:34Z")
More recommendations! I realize I’m watching far too much these days. **MST3K** - I don’t know if it’s _all_ on there, but large portions are. Very nice. **SNL** - every season of it. Delightful. **Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations**. What’s not to love? **Waiting for God**. Britcom. **Dog Bites Man**. Just one season on Comedy Central, but it has Matt Walsh and Zach Galifinakis. Galifinakis is funnier in this than in anything (besides the Vegas movie). Did anyone mention the **Tudors**? 3 seasons are on instant. Brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/107 "2010-09-02T17:39:10Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Brit series - Jeckyl. 6 hours I think? Well 6-8 episodes. Very nicely done series. Modern Jeckyl and Hyde with a twist. > > Netherbeast Incorporated - just started watching it, but it is turning into a hysterical cheesy horror movie. > > Just finished Pandorum - SF horror. Good, a but dark, a bit gory. > > Old romantic comedy You can’t Take It With You. I checked out Jekyl and really enjoyed it! Thanks for the recommendation. BTW Dr. Who fans, it was written by Stephen Moffat. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/108 "2010-10-05T20:52:32Z")
Well it’s October, time for new recommendations! [Conviction](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Conviction-The-Complete-Series/70051752?trkid=1211018) is a one season NBC show clearly based on (the original) Law & Order but better. With the utterly gorgeous [Anson Mount](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3996225024/nm0609845) and Eric Balfour. Other good stuff: **Robin Hood: Men in Tights** and the **Young Victoria**. ---
**Author:** ![ElectricZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/109 "2010-10-07T15:57:26Z")
[The Messenger](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790712/) is available on streaming and worth a look. It’s a very sad movie, but shows an aspect of war that’s not been covered very much in film. The story centers around two soldiers whose duty is to go to the home of a casualty’s next of kin and inform them of their loss… the notification scenes are extremely difficult to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/110 "2010-10-07T16:39:25Z")
If you like Tommy Lee Jones even in less than \*\*\*\* movies, look into [http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In-the-Electric-Mist/70112380?trkid=147042](http://www.netflix.com/Movie/In-the-Electric-Mist/70112380?trkid=147042) I also enjoyed [http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Suspect-Zero/70001560?trkid=438381](http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/Suspect-Zero/70001560?trkid=438381) although not as much as the first one. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/111 "2011-04-12T20:25:12Z")
Has it really been 6 months since we updated this thread? If anyone has yet to get a streaming device to your TV, go get one now. Seriously, it’s worth its weight in gold. So far we’ve been working our way through **24**. Every season is available for streaming. The SO is watching an anime series called **Baccano** , based on our likes of **Ponyo** , **Cowboy BeBop** and **Firefly**. Months ago I watched **Fargo** (again) and **Annie Hall**. I really enjoyed Annie Hall. Friday night we wanted something funny, easy and throwaway so we watched **From Paris With Love** starring **John Travolta** and **Jonathan Rhys Meyers**. Two weekends ago we saw **The Jerk** , classic Steve Martin. Also last weekend we watched **War of the Roses** , a fantastic super 80’s movie on a divorcing couple starring **Danny DeVito** , **Michael Douglas** and Kathleen Turner. I highly recommend this for any DeVito or Douglas fans. We’ve also been watching some **Reno 911** , which I swear is one of the most underrated shows on TV. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/112 "2011-04-12T20:28:57Z")
The whole series of Twin Peaks is available streaming. I hadn’t seen it before, and am only a few episodes in, but if you haven’t seen it give it a shot. I also recently watched a documentary call The Parking Lot movie based on a recommendation, and loved it. It’s about people who work in a parking lot at a college, and it really interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/113 "2011-04-12T23:17:21Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > Months ago I watched **Fargo** (again) and **Annie Hall**. I really enjoyed Annie Hall. Annie Hall was briefly available to watch instantly last fall. Hasn’t been since then. Phenomenal movie, though. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/114 "2011-04-12T23:54:16Z")
_Dogtooth_ is available on Netflix instant. It’s a really strange and interesting Greek movie about a man and woman who keep their grown children sequestered at home and deliberately feed them misinformation about the outside world. It’s kind of disturbing and occasionally shocking. A little like a David Lynch movie. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/115 "2011-04-13T00:12:42Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > The whole series of Twin Peaks is available streaming. I hadn’t seen it before, and am only a few episodes in, but if you haven’t seen it give it a shot. It really holds up, especially once you get to the midget dream. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/116 "2011-04-13T00:57:20Z")
[QUOTE=lindsaybluth;13680183The SO is watching an anime series called **Baccano** , based on our likes of **Ponyo** , **Cowboy BeBop** and **Firefly**.[/QUOTE] Baccano is AWESOME. Question, though: is it in Japanese or English? (Or does it give you a choice?) There are English dubs I like, but Baccano’s wasn’t one of them. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/117 "2011-04-13T01:58:41Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Annie Hall was briefly available to watch instantly last fall. Hasn’t been since then. > > Phenomenal movie, though. Aw crap, thanks **Cisco**. I was going through my recently watched instant list and figured it was all still available. My mistake! > [@Maiira](#): > > Baccano is AWESOME. Question, though: is it in Japanese or English? (Or does it give you a choice?) There are English dubs I like, but Baccano’s wasn’t one of them. SO says its dubbed, yup. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/118 "2011-04-13T02:47:21Z")
That’s what I figured. Oh well, I’ve got it on DVD anyway. And it’s neat that it’s available at all. ---
**Author:** ![Paranoid\_Randroid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paranoid_randroid/32/18_2.png) [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/119 "2011-04-13T03:36:18Z")
Given that Netflix provides streaming for a _great many_ un- or barely-watchable horror movies, here are a few horror/suspense films that might be worth a viewing. Masters of Horror: a TV series that aired on Showtime, each episode a standalone horror film by a known director. Some I particularly enjoyed were: The V Word; The Screwfly Solution; Incident On and Off a Mountain Road; Norio Tsuruta. Avoid: Imprint (the most torture-iest of torture porn—I needed brain bleach after watching); Deer Woman (hokey); We All Scream For Ice Scream (the worst sort of low-budget Tales From the Crypt rubbish). Severance: British comedy horror. A bit by-the-numbers, but it’s quite amusing in parts and I recall a few genuine scares. The Signal: Some loosely-collected short stories about an outbreak of murderous insanity. A few tonal issues; I recall that the individual parts were by different directors and it shows. Those parts are well put-together, though. The Machinist: Christian Bale might be a jackass, but he’s one of the most talented big-name actors working today (IMO). He gives a great performance here in an intriguing film, although the resolution is a letdown. Pandorum: Science fiction and horror is a combination that really hits the spot for me; I found this film intensely enjoyable. On the other hand, the critics disliked it and on paper it’s kinda hard to argue with them. The plot holes are glaring and you’ll see all the twists coming a mile away. Netherbeast Incorporated: _Extremely_ cute (if not all that funny) black comedy, vampirism as a metaphor for corporate America. Session 9: Recommended almost without hesitation. Creepy, suspenseful, with a good ratio of questions answered to questions remaining. Dead Snow: Another by-the-numbers horror film (this time from Norway), but it’s executed _perfectly_ and the premise—Nazi soldiers rising as zombies to protect their treasure—is frankly almost too awesome. Exam: Not really a horror movie, I guess, but it’s entertaining and quite dark (and it takes place almost entirely in one room; with a few changes it’d be great on the stage). Primal (2009): Australian supernatural horror in the style of the first Evil Dead, except it’s a better movie. Very well crafted. The Disappeared: British ghost story with a _touch_ of Japanese horror. Not great, but I wasn’t sorry I watched it. Deathwatch: British WWI soldiers find themselves holding a trench within German territory; crazy shit goes down. Frankly I watched this as I lay in bed with miserable insomnia and I couldn’t tell what was going on for the middle third. But it wasn’t the usual dreck anyway. A few that I’ve heard good things about but haven’t gotten around to watching: Grace (not at all a remake of It’s Alive, despite what impression a brief synopsis would give); The House of the Devil (goes all out trying to replicate the 80s horror film); Carriers. It’s a pity that the previously-mentioned Triangle (2009) is no longer available for streaming. It’s a damned fine film. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931/120 "2011-04-13T04:16:16Z")
> [@Paranoid\_Randroid](#): > > Primal (2009): Australian supernatural horror in the style of the first Evil Dead, except it’s a better movie. Very well crafted. I watched \*Primal \*recently via Netflix Instant and enjoyed it a lot. Good low-budget horror. > [@](#): > > …Carriers. This was okay. It’s kind of a zombie movie without the zombies. The acting is pretty good and it’s an interesting study of moral/ethical dilemmas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-instant-queue-recommendations-the-movie-thread-for-people-with-no-patience/538931.md?page=7)