How to find what streaming services certain films are on?

March 31, 2020 11:20 AM

I want to start watching films from the 1000 Greatest Films list here (http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm). Is there an easy way to find out what streaming services each film is available on? I'm in Canada, if that matters.
posted by NoneOfTheAbove to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

What I do in this circumstance is simply Google "Where can I stream [movie title]." It's not foolproof--you'll probably want to click through to double check that you've got the right movie and that it's actually available with a regular membership. They like to tease me by telling me things are available on Hulu when you actually have to sign up for an additional Showtime membership, for instance.
posted by zeusianfog at 11:23 AM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

The IMDB link included for each synopsis will get you there for most/many.
posted by humboldt32 at 11:25 AM on March 31, 2020

Does JustWatch work for you?
posted by Lexica at 11:26 AM on March 31, 2020 [12 favorites]

I use JustWatch to look at where movies are streaming. It's pretty comprehensive.
posted by jozxyqk at 11:27 AM on March 31, 2020 [4 favorites]

Nthing "JustWatch" above, if you want to look up a given movie.

Another option is to sign up for a free membership with Letterboxd - that is a social-media movie-logging site that is really damn comprehensive. You can track what movies you want to see, what movies you have seen, and make endless lists of all kinds ("Movies with female leads", "Movies with cute dogs", "Movies with Left-Handed Protaganists", whatever you want). A lot of members already have their own lists tracking their progress through the 1000 Greatest Movies list.

Best of all - Letterboxd links to JustWatch and you can look at the streaming availability for a given movie when you pull it up on Letterboxd. So it may be fun to sign up for Letterboxd, make your own copy of the 1000 list, and then track your viewing progress. ...Letterboxd also has a paid "Pro" account where you can filter such a list based on a given streaming service like Netflix, but you may find that that's overkill.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 11:45 AM on March 31, 2020 [1 favorite]

if you have roku, you can search for movie on there and it will tell you where you can buy it/rent it/included in subscription you already have.
posted by misanthropicsarah at 12:21 PM on March 31, 2020 [3 favorites]

Reelgood is another site like JustWatch.
posted by zengargoyle at 12:39 PM on March 31, 2020

A lot of Canadian public and university libraries have versions of the Criterion Collection that can be streamed online. Check your library's holdings.
posted by Beardman at 3:34 PM on March 31, 2020 [2 favorites]