# Netflix On Demand movies that are MUST SEE **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450 "2010-01-11T00:32:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [January 11, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/21 "2010-01-11T06:13:45Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > FYI, Roger Ebert [declared this](http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/12/the_best_films_of_the_decade.html) the Best Movie of the past decade. Got a :dubious: from me (Rog’s pick, not the movie - I haven’t seen it, though I’ve heard mixed things and it was [by no means](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/synecdoche_new_york/?critic=creamcrop) universally praised by critics), but that was enough for me to put it in the ol’ queue. It’s brilliant. It’s also the most bizarre, most depressing, and least accessible of Kaufman’s movies, and that’s saying something. But if you’re a Kaufman fan, it’s a must. It’s the first one he’s directed, and when you see it you’ll know why he had to make this one himself. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/22 "2010-01-11T12:32:18Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > The Man from Earth. It concerns a college professor that is moving and his learned colleague’s reactions to the the revelation that he’s an immortal Cro-Magnon man. Aside from a stupid twist at the end, it’s probably the best movie I’ve seen in years. Written by the same author who wrote the episode “Requiem for Methuselah” for the original Star Trek series, IIRC. Indeed, it’s basically the same premise. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/23 "2010-01-11T12:34:59Z")
Casablanca is available for instant viewing. I can’t say how often I’ve watched it without sounding like a shill. 😃 So is Groundhog Day, one of the better comedy movies to come along in the last 20 years. There are lots of gems available by instant view, and more to come with the new Netflix/Warner Bros deal. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/24 "2010-01-11T13:33:35Z")
\*Slingblade \*and _Brokeback Mountain_ are both available on Instant View. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/25 "2010-01-11T13:41:34Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Sheez I’m sorry, in all my copy pasting and formatting I forgot the OP was asking for MUST SEE movies. Too late to edit, but I’ll post a shorter list tomorrow. Haha! I was wondering. Not that I don’t doubt you could find some cinematic appreciation for either _Jason Goes to Hell_ or for _Ferngully_, but that list seemed a bit unedited. ---
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/26 "2010-01-11T13:58:01Z")
Didn’t see this mentioned anywhere yet. Here is a fantastic site. - [http://instantwatcher.com](http://instantwatcher.com) Much better at finding netflix on demand material to watch than the netflix site itself. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/27 "2010-01-11T15:29:12Z")
The whole series of \*Cosmos \*is available. I haven’t watched it yet, but I’ve always heard it’s phenomenal. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/28 "2010-01-11T15:31:47Z")
Four Minutes(Vier Minuten) in German with English subtitles. It’s about a female German prisoner with prodigious piano skills and her contentious relationship with the prison’s piano teacher. The teacher’s back story is particularly interesting as she was a nurse in the German army during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/29 "2010-01-11T15:55:47Z")
> [@Keweenaw](#): > > Didn’t see this mentioned anywhere yet. Here is a fantastic site. - > > [http://instantwatcher.com](http://instantwatcher.com) > > Much better at finding netflix on demand material to watch than the netflix site itself. Wow! Thanks for sharing that! ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/30 "2010-01-11T16:30:58Z")
Great idea for a thread! Some of my favorites… Movies I thought would be good, and were: _Treeless Mountain Man on Wire_ Movies that surprised me: _The King of Kong Happy-Go-Lucky Bolt Let the Right One In_ I mostly watch TV shows. 30 Rock, Weeds, and Heroes dominate my history list. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/31 "2010-01-11T16:38:30Z")
> [@Keweenaw](#): > > Didn’t see this mentioned anywhere yet. Here is a fantastic site. - > > [http://instantwatcher.com](http://instantwatcher.com) > > Much better at finding netflix on demand material to watch than the netflix site itself. I am speechless. That is incredibly useful! ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/32 "2010-01-11T18:50:52Z")
If you are a fan of This American Life (either radio or podcast), they have seasons 1 and 2 of their Showtime series on there. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/33 "2010-01-11T19:15:57Z")
I watched _A Bridge Too Far_ on Netflix last night (via the ol’ PS3) … and I’ve got at least 15 MST3K’s in the queue to get through as well. ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/34 "2010-01-11T19:46:58Z")
Here’s another site for streaming info. This one is for movies that will start playing in the future - [http://streamingsoon.com/](http://streamingsoon.com/) I’ve been mostly using the streaming to watch films I haven’t seen in awhile. The last few were Gloria (the original), All the President’s Men, Birdy, and The China Syndrome. I also watch a lot of documentaries. They have the “Up” series available (Seven Up, 7 Plus Seven, 21 Up…) and I thought Helvetica and The Ritchie Boys were interesting. And I “discovered” 30 Rock. I’d never watched it and got hooked. Slightly off topic, but… Has anyone else had a problem watching foreign films? All the ones I’ve tried to watch have had their subtitles cut off at the bottom of the screen. Only the top 2/3rds of the letters will show unless there’s more than one line, then the first line gets pushed up higher on the screen, so I can see it all, but the line under it is completely unreadable. I’ve watched a few films, but it takes more effort than I want to give to try to work out what’s being said. I have about 75 foreign films in my queue and I have a feeling that I’m never going to watch them because of this issue. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/35 "2010-01-11T21:02:50Z")
I only watched one foreign film via the instant feature (_Let the Right One In_) but I didn’t have trouble with the subtitles. One minor annoyance is that I have slight hearing loss and like to turn on captioning for some films (heavy dialects mostly) and I haven’t found a way to do that with the instant feature. Is that available? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Nene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/da6949/32.png) [@El\_Nene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Nene)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/36 "2010-01-11T21:23:19Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Movies I’ve watched recently, sorta by genre: > > The Unrequited Love Indie Movie genre: > Brick > Cashback > Good Dick > > Cashback and Good Dick seem like bad, teenage sex romp titles based just on their names. They’re certainly not high art, but they were very good, semi-thoughtful movies. Good Dick was about an emotionally damaged young woman being courted by an emotionally damaged video clerk. Some very surprising cameos by Tom Arnold and Bryce Dallas Howard suggest someone involved in this movie knew what they were doing. Slightly half-baked, but satisfying. > > I Haven’t Been Mentally Abused In a While genre: > Primer > > This hit my radar a year or so ago, which was stoked a few months ago with both an [xkcd.com](http://xkcd.com) and SDMB reference. It’s a quick 70 minute movie that’s going to mess with your head. Made on $7000, it follows a couple guys developing some sort of tech in their garage. They discover that it’s actually a time travel device, wherein confusion begins to run rampant. Excellent. Primer! Great movie but holly moses, I had to watch that movie four times before I figured out what was going on. ---
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/37 "2010-01-11T21:24:22Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > I only watched one foreign film via the instant feature (_Let the Right One In_) but I didn’t have trouble with the subtitles. One minor annoyance is that I have slight hearing loss and like to turn on captioning for some films (heavy dialects mostly) and I haven’t found a way to do that with the instant feature. Is that available? Watched Pan’s Labyrinth the other day, no subtitle issues. I don’t know if it’s a must see, but I watched [Neverwas](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418004/) via on demand netflix the other day, pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![sideshowkar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@sideshowkar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sideshowkar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/38 "2010-01-11T22:05:10Z")
> [@Keweenaw](#): > > Watched Pan’s Labyrinth the other day, no subtitle issues. I just took a look at both Let the Right One In and Pan’s Labyrinth and got the same results as you guys = readable subtitles. They were both in HD though, so I’m wondering is that makes a difference, and Let the Right One in has a 2.35 aspect ratio, which I’m sure does make a difference. That gives me hope that there will be at least a few more I’ll be able to watch. And it’s nice that Let the Right One In actually has subtitles. The DVD is defaulted to the English dub for some reason; I’m glad they didn’t do the same with the streaming version. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/39 "2010-01-11T22:16:01Z")
You MUST SEE [Oldboy](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/), a magnificent Korean movie. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450/40 "2010-01-11T23:23:07Z")
King of California and Ralph Nader: An Unreasonable Man. Both were spectacular, King of California is a Sundance with Michael Douglas at his best (IMHO). I never knew much about Nader’s Raiders, but it really gives you an overall portrait of the man himself, especially pre-2000. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-on-demand-movies-that-are-must-see/524450.md?page=3)