Netflix vs. the World

2019

Documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 4 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88%
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 874 874

filmmaking

Plot summary

The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.

Director

Shawn Cauthen Photo
Shawn Cauthen

Top cast

Denzel Washington Photo
Denzel Washington as Self
Kate Mara Photo
Kate Mara as Self
Robert Redford Photo
Robert Redford as Self
Shawn Levy Photo
Shawn Levy as Self
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963.74 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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1.74 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by grantss 8 / 10

Interesting, insightful documentary

A documentary on entertainment / streaming company Netflix. The film starts with the early history of in-home movie viewing, from early video distribution to DVDs, and how against this landscape Netflix has its origins. Netflix's long battle with Blockbuster is documented in detail.A well-made, interesting documentary on an organisation that revolutionised entertainment. While most people know it as a streaming service, it started life as a mail order DVD company. It is here that most of the film is concentrated: the concept and business model, the start-up troubles, the competition with Blockbuster. A great study in how to start a company and not just survive but thrive.While the early days and the Blockbuster battle are covered in detail I would have liked more detail on the move to digital streaming as this was, for me, the truly revolutionary point of Netflix's path. The streaming side is essentially just mentioned as something that happened: there's no detail on the research and development that went into it.Still, very informative and engaging.
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Reviewed by ethanarmstrong79 8 / 10

A Seemingly Obvious Idea Explodes

A group of folks connected a video rental store with the post office, and it turned into a $216 billion company. I skipped over the part where they designed the Web 1.0 application, experimented with a variety of business strategies, reconnoitered an automated mail sorter for their own use, overtook Blockbuster Video, built a sizable install base, switched to digital distribution, released their own content.

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