Netflix may have lost thousands of films when its licensing contract with Epix lapsed recently, but customers are still flocking to the site for video streaming.
If you're like millions of Americans, you've spent one or two weekends digging through the Netflix library, then binging on movies, documentaries and TV shows.
Even though the library changes regularly with updated content, some viewing trends have been observed. In fact, FanSided recently compiled a list of the 50 most popular movies currently streaming on Netflix. And some of the films mentioned will surprise you.
There are multiple lists, broken down into various categories. We've pulled the top five from each section.
5 Best Movies
- Pulp Fiction
- Chinatown
- Good Will Hunting
- Forrest Gump
- There Will Be Blood
5 Best Action Movies
- The Terminator
- Pulp Fiction
- The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon)
- Braveheart
- Gladiator
5 Best Comedies
- Zoolander
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- The Naked Gun
- Tommy Boy
- Trading Places
5 Best Horror Movies
- Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
- Let the Right One In
- Dark Skies
- American Mary
- The Awakening
5 Best Documentaries
- Man on Wire
- Hoop Dreams
- The Thin Blue Line
- Blackfish
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi
50 Best TV Shows
- Breaking Bad
- M.A.S.H.
- Mad Men
- Friends
- The West Wing
5 Best TV Dramas
- Breaking Bad
- Mad Men
- The Walking Dead
- Lost
- Sons of Anarchy
50 Best TV Comedies
- The Office (U.S.)
- Parks and Recreation
- 30 Rock
- Arrested Development
- Friends
We the people have spoken. FanSided's list is only based off of streaming numbers for the month of November. And it's a pretty solid selection of films overall.
But what do you think? Do you agree with some of the choices? Were any of your favorites left off? Let us know in the comments.
