Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies From IMDB's Top 250 List (streamingobserver.com)

According to Streaming Observer News, the quality and quantity of Netflix's movie library has declined over the last two years when cross-referenced with IMDB's Top 250 movies list. From the report: Well, it's a pretty common fact at this point that Netflix's library is shrinking. Of course, what Netflix needs to do as it shrinks its licensed movie library is make sure that movies it does have are good ones. But according to our analysis, it's going backwards, unfortunately. A while back we noticed a post from this Reddit member who, two years ago, cross-referenced the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) top 250 movies list with Netflix's movie library to find out how many of the top movies Netflix carried. When u/clayton_frisbie posted his list on Reddit, Netflix had 49 of the Top 250 movies on the IMDB list. That's just under 20 percent, which isn't terrible. But we wondered how that number has held up over the last two years in the face of a quickly shrinking library. So we reran the analysis. How many of the top 250 movies does Netflix now have? As of September 2016, that number has dropped to 31, or about 12 percent. [You can view the list via Streaming Observer News.]

Comments

Not Netflix's fault

[Daemonik]

People blame Netflix for this like it's something they want, which is untrue.

Fact of the matter is that the studios that own the rights to these films won't sign with Netflix because it competes with the cable companies that own them both for on demand streaming and cable channels, as well as studio owned fronts like Hulu.

This is what happens when content providers consolidate with the content delivery companies. Collusion, false monopolies and fixed markets.

It's time for the government to step in and break up the cable/studio/isp's into their separate pieces again.

Re:Not Netflix's fault

[SvnLyrBrto]

Those studios are shooting themselves in the foot though. Who wants to have to deal with multiple accounts and hunt down the show they want to watch across Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO Go/Now, CBS whatever, Vudu, Crackle, FXnow, and so and so on and so on? For many, Netflix is the first and only stop, and if what they want to watch isn't there, they wont scour the ends of the internet for it. They'll goto the one place they know it will be available: The Pirate Bay.

dvd.netflix.com

[Kludge]

I still have not subscribed to the streaming part of netflix.
I still get the dvds.

I don't use Netflix for movies much anymore

[JMZero]

I'd much rather Netflix spends their money on TV shows (especially originals) than chasing expensive, popular movies. If I feel I need to watch The Dark Knight again (and I don't expect to) I'll find a way. No - I stay subscribed to them for TV: Stranger Things and House of Cards and Better Call Saul.

Well, that and my kids have been into Digimon lately.

Re:That is not Netflix's plan

[AmiMoJo]

The original series are the reason I subscribe, the other stuff is just an added bonus.

Re:There is an old saying in business

[alphatel]

There's also the fact that IMDB's top 250 simply ain't what it used to be. I mean seriously... Deadpool? Zootopia?

Re:There is an old saying in business

[KingMotley]

I agree. There is no way deadpool should be at 234. It is easily a top 50.

Re:There is an old saying in business

[michelcolman]

So, I want to see a particular movie tonight, let's see, it's not on Netflix... iTunes will only sell it but not rent it... what other services are there... ah, found it, Bittorrent.

Why does the MPAA keep trying so hard to push us into piracy? Jeez, I actually switched from being a pirate to wanting to rent movies fair and square, and then I get all this "not available in your area" bullshit. OK, you got your chance, bye!