# Netflix Streaming Videos that you can recommend

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 19, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-streaming-videos-that-you-can-recommend/619264 "2012-04-19T12:55:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-streaming-videos-that-you-can-recommend/619264/1 "2012-04-19T12:55:52Z")

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I would rate each of these at least \*\*\*\* if not \*\*\*\*\*

[http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/American\_The\_Bill\_Hicks\_Story/70126749?trkid=438403](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/American_The_Bill_Hicks_Story/70126749?trkid=438403)  
American: The Bill Hicks Story

[http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Classic\_Albums\_Steely\_Dan\_Aja/27899254?trkid=438403](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Classic_Albums_Steely_Dan_Aja/27899254?trkid=438403)  
Classic Albums: Steely Dan: Aja

[http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Bill\_Evans\_Trio\_The\_Oslo\_Concerts/70060267?trkid=438403](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Bill_Evans_Trio_The_Oslo_Concerts/70060267?trkid=438403)  
Bill Evans Trio: The Oslo Concerts

[http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Pink\_Floyd\_The\_Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Moon/60030169?trkid=438403](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Pink_Floyd_The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon/60030169?trkid=438403)  
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon

[http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Harvard\_Beats\_Yale\_29-29/70109082?trkid=438403](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Harvard_Beats_Yale_29-29/70109082?trkid=438403)  
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29  
Have you seen any that you rate highly?

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-streaming-videos-that-you-can-recommend/619264/2 "2012-04-19T13:35:08Z")

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[Between the Folds](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Between_the_Folds/70120179?trkid=2361637) was a fascinating (to me anyway) documentary about origami. Some people are _ **really** _ into it.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-streaming-videos-that-you-can-recommend/619264/3 "2012-04-19T14:01:31Z")

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I will recommend that no on watch _Last of the Mohicans_ on Netflix streaming. It skips and apparently has for years, from what I read on the comments. I watched it a couple weeks ago and was pretty annoyed (but still got a good Daniel Day-Lewis fix out of the deal). 🙂

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**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-streaming-videos-that-you-can-recommend/619264/4 "2012-04-19T16:03:44Z")

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[Still Bill](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Still_Bill/70117383?trkid=2361637) - Bill Withers biopic

[Man On Wire](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Man_on_Wire/70084167?trkid=2361637) - How Philipe Petit walked the wire between the twin towers. This is a documentary but almost qualifies as a caper flick.

[Season 1 of Damages](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Damages/70157463?trkid=2361637)

[Queen: Making of a Night at the Opera](http://movies.netflix.com/Search?oq=queen+making+of+&ac_posn=-1&ac_rec=false&ac_count=-1&ac_match=false&v1=queen+making+of+&search_submit=)

[Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)](http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Who_Is_Harry_Nilsson_And_Why_Is_Everybody_Talkin_About_Him/70141656?trkid=496624)

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**Author:** ![Politzania](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Politzania](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Politzania)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netflix-streaming-videos-that-you-can-recommend/619264/5 "2012-04-19T18:31:24Z")

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[Being Elmo](http://movies.netflix.com/Search?oq=being+elmo&ac_posn=-1&ac_rec=false&ac_count=-1&ac_match=false&v1=being+elmo&search_submit=) - minimal exposure to the red fuzzball; rather a wonderful look at how a childhood passion fueled Kevin Clash’s adult career.

And I was fascinated by [The Rock-afire Explosion](http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/The_Rock-afire_Explosion/70218315?trkid=2361637) - a doco that showcases creativity and obsession with surprising sensitivity. Oh - and there’s audio-animatronic singing animals.