Did you know that some of the best movies ever made are right at your fingertips if you are a Netflix user?
Redditor clayton_frisbie cross-referenced the streaming service’s current movie offerings with IMDb’s top 250 movies to present a complete list of the best in cinema—in terms of both quality and accessibility.
Granted, the list is relatively small. Of the Top 250 movies, only 49 titles are available on Netflix. The rest of its streaming slots are reserved for utter crud like Corky Romano and Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Why enjoy a timeless classic like The Godfather or Casablanca when you could instead while away the hours watching a disjointed, slow-paced feature about a renegade Vulcan hunting down a wannabe deity?
Here is the current list as compiled by clayton_frisbie. Since Netflix changes its movie library on a monthly basis, keep in mind that some titles may disappear in the coming months.
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Pulp Fiction
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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12 Angry Men
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Forrest Gump
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City of God
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The Usual Suspects
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Once Upon a Time in the West
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Life is Beautiful
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The Untouchables
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Memento
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day
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The Pianist
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Apocalypse Now
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Gladiator
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Cinema Paradiso
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Amelie
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Oldboy (2003)
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Double Indemnity
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Reservoir Dogs
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Braveheart
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Witness for the Prosecution
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All About Eve
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The Apartment
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For A Few Dollars More
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Downfall
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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The Hunt
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The General (1926)
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Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
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Fargo
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Trainspotting
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Hotel Rwanda
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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Kill Bill: Volume 1
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Mary and Max
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Annie Hall
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Amores Perros
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The Avengers
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The Grapes of Wrath
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Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
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Donnie Darko
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Gandhi
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The King’s Speech
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Ip Man
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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The Graduate
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Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
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Swades
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