Jan
19
2011
In part one of a two part series on premium video streaming services, I review the quality of the movie offerings from NetFlix and Hulu Plus. I checked each of the top 100 movies of all time (from the Internet Movie Database) for streaming access. The clear winner is NetFlix, with just 20 percent of the top 100 to Hulu's 0(!) percent. It is clear that Hulu is not trying to get any of the premiere movie properties, even though Hulu is owned by content companies. I expect Hulu to put up a better fight with streaming television (check back for data later) because they started as a television streaming service. If you don't want to choose between movies and TV, let's hope that NetFlix wins television as well.
| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes | NetFlix | Hulu Plus | |
| 1 | 9.2 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) |
554,047 | DVD Only | No | |
| 2 | 9.2 | The Godfather (1972) |
433,266 | DVD Only | No | |
| 3 | 9 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) |
261,622 | DVD Only | No | |
| 4 | 8.9 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) |
173,248 | DVD Only | No | |
| 5 | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) |
442,395 | DVD Only | No | |
| 6 | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) |
293,371 | DVD Only | No | |
| 7 | 8.9 | Inception (2010) |
284,378 | DVD Only | No | |
| 8 | 8.9 | 12 Angry Men (1957) |
129,513 | DVD Only | No | |
| 9 | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) |
228,874 | DVD Only | No | |
| 10 | 8.8 | The Dark Knight (2008) |
494,589 | DVD Only | No | |
| 11 | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) |
292,943 | DVD Only | No | |
| 12 | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) |
385,692 | DVD Only | No | |
| 13 | 8.8 | Seven Samurai (1954) |
102,282 | Streaming | No | |
| 14 | 8.7 | Fight Club (1999) |
407,616 | DVD Only | No | |
| 15 | 8.7 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) |
336,095 | DVD Only | No | |
| 16 | 8.7 | Goodfellas (1990) |
243,386 | Streaming | No | |
| 17 | 8.7 | Casablanca (1942) |
175,827 | DVD Only | No | |
| 18 | 8.7 | City of God (2002) |
178,649 | DVD Only | No | |
| 19 | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) |
408,718 | Streaming | No | |
| 20 | 8.7 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) |
79,705 | DVD Only | No | |
| 21 | 8.7 | Rear Window (1954) |
125,471 | DVD Only | No | |
| 22 | 8.7 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) |
254,905 | DVD Only | No | |
| 23 | 8.7 | The Matrix (1999) |
403,875 | DVD Only | No | |
| 24 | 8.7 | Psycho (1960) |
152,353 | DVD Only | No | |
| 25 | 8.7 | The Usual Suspects (1995) |
280,931 | DVD Only | No | |
| 26 | 8.6 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
261,395 | DVD Only | No | |
| 27 | 8.6 | Toy Story 3 (2010) |
101,475 | DVD Only | No | |
| 28 | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) |
298,504 | DVD Only | No | |
| 29 | 8.6 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) |
108,320 | DVD Only | No | |
| 30 | 8.6 | Memento (2000) |
292,313 | DVD Only | No | |
| 31 | 8.6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) |
345,660 | DVD Only | No | |
| 32 | 8.6 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) |
58,193 | DVD Only | No | |
| 33 | 8.6 | Forrest Gump (1994) |
322,608 | DVD Only | No | |
| 34 | 8.6 | The Professional (1994) |
214,467 | DVD Only | No | |
| 35 | 8.6 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) |
162,781 | DVD Only | No | |
| 36 | 8.6 | Apocalypse Now (1979) |
182,155 | Streaming | No | |
| 37 | 8.6 | Citizen Kane (1941) |
144,200 | DVD Only | No | |
| 38 | 8.6 | North by Northwest (1959) |
98,213 | DVD Only | No | |
| 39 | 8.5 | American Beauty (1999) |
308,279 | DVD Only | No | |
| 40 | 8.5 | American History X (1998) |
240,064 | DVD Only | No | |
| 41 | 8.5 | Taxi Driver (1976) |
166,028 | DVD Only | No | |
| 42 | 8.5 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) |
252,225 | DVD Only | No | |
| 43 | 8.5 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
285,299 | DVD Only | No | |
| 44 | 8.5 | Vertigo (1958) |
96,806 | DVD Only | No | |
| 45 | 8.5 | Amélie (2001) |
193,157 | Streaming | No | |
| 46 | 8.5 | Alien (1979) |
190,568 | DVD Only | No | |
| 47 | 8.5 | WALL·E (2008) |
198,305 | DVD Only | No | |
| 48 | 8.5 | Spirited Away (2001) |
109,238 | DVD Only | No | |
| 49 | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) |
189,227 | Streaming | No | |
| 50 | 8.5 | Paths of Glory (1957) |
47,549 | DVD Only | No | |
| 51 | 8.5 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) |
83,327 | DVD Only | No | |
| 52 | 8.5 | Black Swan (2010) |
40,612 | In Theater | In Theater | |
| 53 | 8.5 | Double Indemnity (1944) |
39,317 | DVD Only | No | |
| 54 | 8.5 | The Pianist (2002) |
143,959 | Streaming | No | |
| 55 | 8.5 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) |
204,078 | Streaming | No | |
| 56 | 8.5 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) |
86,985 | DVD Only | No | |
| 57 | 8.4 | City Lights (1931) |
29,808 | DVD Only | No | |
| 58 | 8.4 | The Lives of Others (2006) |
81,205 | DVD Only | No | |
| 59 | 8.4 | M (1931) |
42,276 | Streaming | No | |
| 60 | 8.4 | The Departed (2006) |
281,606 | DVD Only | No | |
| 61 | 8.4 | Aliens (1986) |
178,620 | Streaming | No | |
| 62 | 8.4 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) |
233,403 | Streaming | No | |
| 63 | 8.4 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
197,274 | DVD Only | No | |
| 64 | 8.4 | Das Boot (1981) |
73,487 | DVD Only | No | |
| 65 | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) |
53,293 | Streaming | No | |
| 66 | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) |
224,342 | DVD Only | No | |
| 67 | 8.4 | L.A. Confidential (1997) |
172,625 | DVD Only | No | |
| 68 | 8.4 | Chinatown (1974) |
83,243 | DVD Only | No | |
| 69 | 8.4 | Modern Times (1936) |
38,399 | DVD Only | No | |
| 70 | 8.4 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) |
35,069 | DVD Only | No | |
| 71 | 8.4 | Life Is Beautiful (1997) |
116,564 | DVD Only | No | |
| 72 | 8.4 | Back to the Future (1985) |
216,481 | DVD Only | No | |
| 73 | 8.4 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) |
162,102 | DVD Only | No | |
| 74 | 8.4 | The Prestige (2006) |
224,667 | DVD Only | No | |
| 75 | 8.4 | Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
165,443 | DVD Only | No | |
| 76 | 8.4 | Raging Bull (1980) |
94,886 | DVD Only | No | |
| 77 | 8.4 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) |
48,624 | DVD Only | No | |
| 78 | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) |
58,408 | DVD Only | No | |
| 79 | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) |
71,163 | DVD Only | No | |
| 80 | 8.3 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) |
61,803 | DVD Only | No | |
| 81 | 8.3 | Rashomon (1950) |
41,321 | Streaming | No | |
| 82 | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) |
36,533 | Streaming | No | |
| 83 | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) |
102,581 | Streaming | No | |
| 84 | 8.3 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) |
76,713 | DVD Only | No | |
| 85 | 8.3 | The Green Mile (1999) |
213,422 | DVD Only | No | |
| 86 | 8.3 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) |
161,420 | Streaming | No | |
| 87 | 8.3 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) |
29,509 | Streaming | No | |
| 88 | 8.3 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) |
168,187 | Streaming | No | |
| 89 | 8.3 | The Great Dictator (1940) |
39,746 | ? | No | |
| 90 | 8.3 | Braveheart (1995) |
254,303 | DVD Only | No | |
| 91 | 8.3 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
200,289 | DVD Only | No | |
| 92 | 8.3 | The Apartment (1960) |
38,636 | DVD Only | No | |
| 93 | 8.3 | Downfall (2004) |
88,113 | DVD Only | No | |
| 94 | 8.3 | Up (2009) |
127,017 | Streaming | No | |
| 95 | 8.3 | Gran Torino (2008) |
142,767 | DVD Only | No | |
| 96 | 8.3 | Metropolis (1927) |
42,438 | DVD Only | No | |
| 97 | 8.3 | Gladiator (2000) |
297,058 | DVD Only | No | |
| 98 | 8.3 | The Sting (1973) |
69,520 | Streaming | No | |
| 99 | 8.3 | Unforgiven (1992) |
105,106 | DVD Only | No | |
| 100 | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) |
53,939 | DVD Only | No | |
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