Best movies for instant view on Netflix

[Le Libérer]

I recently cancelled my subscription to cable TV which was costing me about $75 a month. I am now solely relying on Netflix for my movie entertainment. I've been stumped a couple of times looking for really good instant view movies and thought this would be the best place to throw around some titles with comrades.

So far, I have
‎127 hours
Capitalism
The Fighter
Jackass 3
boogie nights
Superman 2
The Girl with the dragon tattoo
The Trotyist
Downton Abbey
Inglourious Bastards
Blades of Glory
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The World's Fastest Indian
Paper Moon
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

And sorry if theres been a thread like this one. I hadnt seen it if so.
What are your fav free instant view movies?

[praxis1966]

Tout va bien (Godard, 1972) is pretty dope. It's pretty hard to beat JLG to begin with and that particular film is from his "Maoist phase."

This Revolution (Marshall, 2005) - About anarchists and the 2004 RNC protests. Check my description in this post (http://www.revleft.com/vb/showpost.php?p=2052460&postcount=129) for more details.

Un prophète (Audiard, 2009) - One of the best prison flicks I've ever seen. Got nominated for an Oscar in 2010 in the Best Foreign category if that tells you anything.

The White Ribbon (Haneke, 2009) - Michael Haneke's indictment of the society which produced the Nazi generation (although it's done all in subtext). Powerful stuff, one of my fav's which I consider a "new classic."

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Edel, 2008) - Sprawling, sympathetic organizational biopic about the "First Wave" RAF. Inherent dopeness.

Che: Part One and Part Two (Soderbergh, 2008) - Biopic about the revolutionary; undoubtedly Part One is better than Part Two, but you'll probably wanna see both regardless.

M (Lang, 1931) - Germany's first "talkie" and Fritz Lang's personal favorite of his entire oeuvre; technically and thematically groundbreaking, Peter Lorre is fantastic. Loosely based on the story of serial killer Peter Kuerten (aka The Vampire of Dusseldorf). One of my all time favorites, streaming or no.

Hunger (McQueen, 2008) - Gripping reality based tale about the '81 Hunger Strike by Irish Republican prisoners incarcerated in HM Prison Maze which centers (of course) around IRA volunteer and MP Bobby Sands... Heart wrenching and very difficult to watch in places, but well worth the effort.

Innocent Voices (Mandoki, 2004) - True story set in the Salvadorian Civil War about the effects that war had on El Salvador's children. Amazing film, but have a box of Kleenex handy. I boo hooed through a good chunk of it, and I like to think I'm some kinda tough guy most of the time.

Rashomon (Kurosawa, 1950) - One of auteur Akira Kurosawa's masterpieces and also one of my all time favorites; a cinematically breathtaking meditation on the nature of truth.

Wild Strawberries (Bergman, 1957) - One of Bergman's most personal films (an attempt by the director to explain himself to his parents), another of my all time favorites... In depth article about it by The Guardian's Derek Malcolm can be found here (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/1999/jun/10/1).

There are a ton more that I could recommend, but this should keep you going for a while... I know my list focuses on political dramas and art house, so lemme know if you want some lighter fare.

[Le Libérer]

Thanks P! I'm filling up my queue now.

[praxis1966]

Thanks P! I'm filling up my queue now.

De nada. Anytime. :)

EDIT: As an aside, I'm just sitting down for a late lunch of aloo mutter, rice, and The Corporation (Achbar and Abbot, 2003), a documentary about the history of multinationals featuring Noam Chomsky et al... Which reminds me, you should probably also just do a search for both Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky on Netflix's website. There are a bunch of docs available for streaming that feature those two.

[Terminator X]

Most Kubrick films are available for instant viewing - "A Clockwork Orange" and "Full Metal Jacket" are essential.

[Iraultzaile Ezkerreko]

I've heard the new Carlos the Jackal movie is really good and available on instant view. i believe it's just called "Carlos".

[Os Cangaceiros]

Let The Right One In, if you haven't seen it.

[Le Libérer]

Most Kubrick films are available for instant viewing - "A Clockwork Orange" and "Full Metal Jacket" are essential.

I saw Clockwork Orange on the big screen. It was magnificent.

[Rafiq]

I liked the movie "Shrooms". You guys might not, but hell, it was good.

Also, the best comedy is Satan's little helper.

[Pirate Utopian]

Shrooms was funny.

If you wanna see some horror movies try Evil Dead II, Braindead, The Devil's Rejects or Evil Ed.
If you want comedies go and see Hot Fuzz or Freddy Got Fingered.

[Rafiq]

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT WATCH THE FOLLOWING DISGUSTING AND FUCKED UP MOVIES:

'FEED'

'TEETH' (Not as fucked up as feed, but still disgusting)

DON'T EVER WATCH FEED, YOU WILL THROW UP, YOU WILL REGRET IT!

[praxis1966]

Report back on The Corporation: A lot of the stuff in it I knew in the broad sense, but there were some rather interesting case studies done on multinational corporations. I found particularly interesting where the filmmakers set about diagnosing medically the "corporate entity" as psychopathic and extremely moving the story of the Cochabamba struggle over water rights. Granted there was a reformist tone to it, but the fact that Michael Moore was given the last word and he used it to (without naming him) quote Vladimir Lenin was not lost on me. Good shit. Weighty, but good.

[Le Libérer]

Let The Right One In, if you haven't seen it.

Ive watched about 30 minutes of it and its very disturbing. Does it get light hearted or the good guy win?

[Proukunin]

I Am Cuba
South Of The Border
Ex Drummer (a mindfuck)
Toxic Avenger

[Proukunin]

oh and Sante Sangre

[praxis1966]

Ive watched about 30 minutes of it and its very disturbing. Does it get light hearted or the good guy win?

To answer these questions: Eh and sort-of. Then again, when I watch horror flicks in the theatre, I'm usually one of only two or three people (if there are any others at all) who are cracking up with laughter whilst everyone else is shrieking in terror... Yeah, I'm that guy. In other words, I'm probably not the best judge, lol.

[Iraultzaile Ezkerreko]

To answer these questions: Eh and sort-of. Then again, when I watch horror flicks in the theatre, I'm usually one of only two or three people (if there are any others at all) who are cracking up with laughter whilst everyone else is shrieking in terror... Yeah, I'm that guy. In other words, I'm probably not the best judge, lol.

If I can predict the first fifteen minutes of a movie I typically don't sit through the rest of it. This excludes many-a-horror-flick.

[eric922]

Ive watched about 30 minutes of it and its very disturbing. Does it get light hearted or the good guy win?
I haven't seen Let the Right One in yet, but I have read the book it was based on and seen the American version Let Me In, and to answer your question, it all depends on who you think is the good guy. I personally liked the ending a lot.

[Le Libérer]

I haven't seen Let the Right One in yet, but I have read the book it was based on and seen the American version Let Me In, and to answer your question, it all depends on who you think is the good guy. I personally liked the ending a lot.

I have about 45 minutes until Ive gotten to the end. I'm all into it now.

[Decommissioner]

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT WATCH THE FOLLOWING DISGUSTING AND FUCKED UP MOVIES:

'FEED'

'TEETH' (Not as fucked up as feed, but still disgusting)

DON'T EVER WATCH FEED, YOU WILL THROW UP, YOU WILL REGRET IT!

:laugh: I though Feed was hilarious. If you want to watch fucked up, check out Aftermath, it's available for instant watch, it will only take up about 15 minutes of your time.

[Jose Gracchus]

The War on Democracy by John Pilger is great for decent anti-imperialist film.

[Le Libérer]

I have about 45 minutes until Ive gotten to the end. I'm all into it now.

Ok I loved the ending too though a tad predictable. Yes the good guy wins. :)
And Lina Leandersson, omg, what a beautiful child she was.

[Il Medico]

To answer these questions: Eh and sort-of. Then again, when I watch horror flicks in the theatre, I'm usually one of only two or three people (if there are any others at all) who are cracking up with laughter whilst everyone else is shrieking in terror... Yeah, I'm that guy. In other words, I'm probably not the best judge, lol.
I do the same thing mate. :lol: Especially with bad horror movies.

[Agent Ducky]

Exit Through the Giftshop
:D

[Agent Ducky]

Report back on The Corporation: A lot of the stuff in it I knew in the broad sense, but there were some rather interesting case studies done on multinational corporations. I found particularly interesting where the filmmakers set about diagnosing medically the "corporate entity" as psychopathic and extremely moving the story of the Cochabamba struggle over water rights. Granted there was a reformist tone to it, but the fact that Michael Moore was given the last word and he used it to (without naming him) quote Vladimir Lenin was not lost on me. Good shit. Weighty, but good.

I remember seeing this movie... I liked it :) It was a while ago... Could you refresh my memory on what the last quote was? I'm really curious now because I can't bring myself to remember. Thanks :)

[brigadista]

I've heard the new Carlos the Jackal movie is really good and available on instant view. i believe it's just called "Carlos".

i've seen it and I enjoyed it although its somewhat depressing- great central performance

[brigadista]

moulaade

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416991/

or anything directed by Ousmane Sembene..:)

[praxis1966]

I remember seeing this movie... I liked it :) It was a while ago... Could you refresh my memory on what the last quote was? I'm really curious now because I can't bring myself to remember. Thanks :)

Moore was talking about why he doesn't mind that major corporations are the ones that distribute his films and produce his DVDs. He more or less said, "The corporations are gonna sell the rope they get hung by. I'd like to think that I'm part of that rope, or at least my movies are." He was borrowing from the famous Lenin quote, "The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we hang them." He never said Lenin's name, but it was pretty obvious he had read him somewhere along the line.

[Agent Ducky]

Thank you, praxis. And that is an awesome quote.

[Jimmie Higgins]

Tout va bien (Godard, 1972) is pretty dope. It's pretty hard to beat JLG to begin with and that particular film is from his "Maoist phase."Yeah I love this movie. Wes Anderson totally swiped the factory set from this movie for the submarine set in "Life Aquatic".

This movie has Jane Fonda, a factory occupation, and workers sitting on the john singing "Le Internationale" while their detained boss tries to find an open stall to use.:lol:

To the OP: I'm in the same situation - our illegal cable was shut off so now we just watch netflix:

"Soy Cuba" is beautiful despite being blatant USSR propaganda.
"Wind that Shakes the Barley"
"Battle of Algiers"
"Harlan County USA"

Some less political movies to watch instantly on netflix (mostly Sci-Fi and Horror because apparently I'm a nerd according to my Netflix cue):

"The Thing"/"The Fog" - Classic John Carpenter

"Firefly"/"Buffy"/"Angel"/"Lost"/"Twin Peaks"/"Xena"

"Session 9"

"Zardoz" fucking hilarious Sean Connery sci-fi from the late 1970s: "The penis is bad, the gun is good"

"A Dirty Shame" - or any John Waters really

"The Host" - an excellent Korean monster movie with heart

"Paranoid Park"

[Jimmie Higgins]

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT WATCH THE FOLLOWING DISGUSTING AND FUCKED UP MOVIES:

'FEED'

'TEETH' (Not as fucked up as feed, but still disgusting)

DON'T EVER WATCH FEED, YOU WILL THROW UP, YOU WILL REGRET IT!

This is pretty much the only movie I have on that "don't watch" list:

"Irreversible"

I saw it maybe 5 years ago with a group of people and I thought someone had dusted my weed. Seriously.

[praxis1966]

Some less political movies to watch instantly on netflix (mostly Sci-Fi and Horror because apparently I'm a nerd according to my Netflix cue):

Yeah, well according to my Netflix queue I'm a melancholic bastard. I have 71 items in mine if you include my "Saved" stuff... There are exactly two comedies and one action flick. There are a few horror films, but they keep getting shoved done the list by all the artsy shit I watch... The rest are all dramas, art house, and documentaries. Although, there is a bit to quibble with given Netflix's genre categories. For instance, The Milky Way (Buñuel, 1969) gets lumped in with all the other foreign art house stuff, but anybody who knows anything about Luis Buñuel will tell you that he rarely made a movie that wasn't hilariously irreverent and that film is no exception.


Thank you, praxis. And that is an awesome quote.

That's what I'm here for, lulz...

[Proukunin]

are there any documentaries on instant that are pro-communist/union or just working class?

Ive been searching but so far the most ive found was south of the border which is okay.

[Agent Ducky]

I just watched off Instant queue <-spelling? this documentary called Jesus Camp. It's pretty terrifying and infuriating to see how all these children are indoctrinated to be Religious Right Evangelical Sheeple >.<

[Magón]

'FEED'

'TEETH' ([/B]Not as fucked up as feed, but still disgusting)

That's why they're exploitation films.

I watched them. Probably enjoyed Teeth more, even though I'm a guy, and Teeth was not at all in favor of the male sex. :lol:

[praxis1966]

are there any documentaries on instant that are pro-communist/union or just working class?

Ive been searching but so far the most ive found was south of the border which is okay.

There are a bunch of leftist documentaries on there, some of them for instant view, but not a lot that are specifically communist or pro-union. Most of those you'll have to actually ship a DVD (eg Chris Marker's A Grin Without a Cat, probably the best documentary ever made on "The New Left" IMO). That being said, Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, The Chomsky Sessions, The Weather Underground, Sacco & Vanzetti, and Fidel are all on streaming.

[Ele'ill]

Quarantine

I can't log into youtube because this movie is rated R and I refuse to link my gmail to my youtube account so whatever. They basically moved past the condescending little reminders 'Don't worry, we'll ask you again real soon' and now they just won't let me login (fucking jerks). Yeah it's a youtube movie periodically broken up by adverts- deal with it. Great movie- suspense/horror. (I'm sure it's on netflix as well)

[Magón]

Quarantine

I can't log into youtube because this movie is rated R and I refuse to link my gmail to my youtube account so whatever. They basically moved past the condescending little reminders 'Don't worry, we'll ask you again real soon' and now they just won't let me login (fucking jerks). Yeah it's a youtube movie periodically broken up by adverts- deal with it. Great movie- suspense/horror. (I'm sure it's on netflix as well)

You can watch it on Crackle for free, I think still. (without having an account or anything.) That's how I watched it once.

[x359594]

Yeah I love this movie [Tout va bien]. Wes Anderson totally swiped the factory set from this movie for the submarine set in "Life Aquatic"...

And Godard was inspired by the set from Jerry Lewis' Cinderfella (1960.)

[Le Libérer]

Quarantine

I can't log into youtube because this movie is rated R and I refuse to link my gmail to my youtube account so whatever. They basically moved past the condescending little reminders 'Don't worry, we'll ask you again real soon' and now they just won't let me login (fucking jerks). Yeah it's a youtube movie periodically broken up by adverts- deal with it. Great movie- suspense/horror. (I'm sure it's on netflix as well)
Why dont you make up a bogus account. I have one for every occasion.

[Le Libérer]

"A Dirty Shame" - or any John Waters really



I met John Waters, it was one of my most thrilling moments, one of the perks of my line of work.

[Jimmie Higgins]

And Godard was inspired by the set from Jerry Lewis' Cinderfella (1960.)Ha, can't say I've seen that one, but I don't doubt it.


I met John Waters, it was one of my most thrilling moments, one of the perks of my line of work.Wow, that's awesome. What's your job, digging through crates of mid-century novelty records to find songs for John Waters films?

[Gorilla]

I met John Waters, it was one of my most thrilling moments, one of the perks of my line of work.

I've seen his car in person. It's a bright pink classic something or other with Maryland license plate VOMIT. (He wasn't in it though)

[The Douche]

My friend met John Waters as well, and was scolded by him for being to frisky.

[Commissar Stalin]

The Baader Meinhof Complex (Edel, 2008) - Sprawling, sympathetic organizational biopic about the "First Wave" RAF. Inherent dopeness.
That was a good one. I remember just browsing through the channels and finding it. I don't enjoy foreign movies, reading the subtitles gets annoying after a while, but this one was totally worth it.

[Jimmie Higgins]

My friend met John Waters as well, and was scolded by him for being to frisky.I think we need a John Waters thread - maybe a whole sub-heading for threads about Baltimore's Godard.

[Martin Blank]

Most people here have already mentioned the ones I was going to recommend. There are a few others I'd throw in from my queue:

Black Adder I-IV -- The first series is not quite as funny as the others, but it's still fun to watch if you like Britcoms.

Helvetica -- Yes, it's a documentary about the typeface, but it's a fascinating watch.

Red Cliff -- I was blown away by this film from China. The only problem is that the version on Netflix is not the full four-hour version, which is just stunning in its cinematography, so you don't quite get the total experience.

They have the version of October released by Kino, with the Shostakovitch soundtrack and semi-poorly translated text cards. I'm waiting to see if they get the newly-remastered and restored version (if it's even out yet).

My daughter has been pushing me to start watching Weeds. She's really liking that show.

If you're into sci-fi and haven't seen it yet, you might want to watch the Battlestar Galactica series that ran on the Sci-Fi channel a few years ago.

[A Revolutionary Tool]

are there any documentaries on instant that are pro-communist/union or just working class?

Ive been searching but so far the most ive found was south of the border which is okay.
Harlan County U.S.A. which is really a must watch. I also saw this documentary following the story of Americans during the Spanish Civil War.

Grapes of Wrath is certainly a very good movie you could watch instantly.

[Jimmie Higgins]

Helvetica -- Yes, it's a documentary about the typeface, but it's a fascinating watch.:thumbup:

Yeah, who knew that one would be interesting. I kinda wrote it off because all the yuppies that came into the video store I worked at at the time were gaga for it. A recommendation from a Berkeley professional generally became my first warning against watching a movie... "'Crash' is the most real and important movie of the decade!":rolleyes:

Screw the Spelling Bee documentary and the one about cross-word puzzles though.

[Magón]

If you see, or have already seen Goodbye Lenin (German film), then you'll probably want to see The Edukators, staring the same guy who plays the woman's son in Goodbye Lenin.

The Edukators (German as well) is about a trio of anti-capitalists, who go on a bit of a spree breaking into mansions and the like, and doing all sorts of things like rearranging the home's furniture and stuff. I really highly recommend it.

Also check out Goodbye Lenin if you haven't seen it.

[Il Medico]

Repo! The Genetic Opera

The Bicycle Thief

Exit Through the Gift Shop (I think some on mentioned this already.)

[Il Medico]

Quarantine


I wonder if the far better Spanish original (REC) is on there as well, let me check...

Yep.

Watch that instead.

[praxis1966]

Dunno if CotR is still following this thread, but I thought I'd chip in another. As I said in the "What are you watching" thread, I stumbled across Jean-Michelle Basquiat: The Radiant Child (Davis, 2010) on PBS last night and it was fantastic. I cross checked it with Netflix and apparently it's available for streaming there as well.