# Where do I find old/foreign movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 13, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380 "2000-12-13T18:02:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mongrel\_8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mongrel\_8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mongrel_8)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/1 "2000-12-13T18:02:40Z")
I am very interested in watching old movies from pre 1950’s and foreign films but I am wondering where I can see/get/rent them? I live in a small Missouri town and our local video stores have some old movies like Ben Hur, Casablanca, and It’s a Wonderful Life. However, the selection is very limited and there really are none/few foreign films. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![john\_e\_wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3da27b/32.png) [@john\_e\_wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john_e_wagner)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/2 "2000-12-13T18:18:25Z")
I hesitate to plug an online vendor, but here I go. I use [http://www.netflix.com](http://www.netflix.com) and I get four movies out at one time for $20 a month. (These are DVD’s BTW) They are sent to your house and you keep them as long as you want. As far as finding movies you might try looking at [http://www.imdb.com](http://www.imdb.com). John Wagner ---
**Author:** ![retsin2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@retsin2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retsin2000)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/3 "2000-12-13T18:27:02Z")
I really like netflix. They have tons of titles. One of the main reasons I wanted a DVD player was so I could use netflix and have such excellent selection of hard to find titles. A friend of mine just signed up on my recomendation and he only gets three movies at a time for $20. I signed up about 7 months ago and I get four. I guess they are getting a lot of business and don’t want to expand their inventory to keep up. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/4 "2000-12-13T18:30:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mongrel\_8 \* > \*\*I am very interested in watching old movies from pre 1950’s and foreign films but I am wondering where I can see/get/rent them? I live in a small Missouri town and our local video stores have some old movies like Ben Hur, Casablanca, and It’s a Wonderful Life. However, the selection is very limited and there really are none/few foreign films. Any ideas? \*\* American Movie Classics is a cable network that shows all sorts of older movies I’ve never heard of. If you get a satellite you can get it anywhere in the country. Marc ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/5 "2000-12-13T18:51:36Z")
My public library has movies that you can check out for free for 3 days or something. I think they have a lot of old/foreign movies. Perhaps your public library does the same? ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/6 "2000-12-13T19:00:37Z")
You don’t say anything about cable/satellite access, but in addition to AMC (American Movie Classics), there’s also TMC (Turner Movie Classics). Even TBS, TNT, A&E, Bravo, and your local PBS station will run old movies (and the last 3 also run foreign), though they are more likely to be ones more readily available. The library idea (from **c\_goat** ) is also a good one. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/7 "2000-12-13T19:06:34Z")
Sorry, that should be **TCM** –Turner Classic Movies. TMC is another channel altogether (though some of your premium stations also show older movies once-in-a-while) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-find-old-foreign-movies/45380/8 "2000-12-13T22:54:25Z")
My local library has tons of them & they are free.