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7WaysToEasilyAccessForeignMoviesonthe
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PostedbyPeterDavidsoninSAPBusinessTrendson04Feb201607:29:00
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Doyoulovewatchingforeignmovies?Ifyoudo,youmayfindthatitsnotalwayseasyto
findtheonesthatyouwanttowatch.Whilemanysubscriptionserviceshaveaddedmore
foreign movies to their catalogues, they still dont have a huge selection. Fortunately,
thereareanumberofdifferentwebsitesandserviceswhereyoucanfindforeignmovies
ontheinternet,soifonedoesntofferthefilmsyouwant,perhapsanotheronewill.Here
are seven different websites that have a good number of foreign films and are of very
good quality. While many of them do require a subscription fee, they are reasonably
priced,andyoucancancelatanytime.

1.Netflix

Netflixisoneofthetoponlinestreamingservicesinexistencetoday,andtheydohavea
goodnumberofforeigntitlesavailable.Someofthesefilmsareavailablestreaming,while
others are only available via DVD that the company mails you. Netflix does have films
frommanydifferentcountries,andwhiletheyareallavailablewithEnglishsubtitles,some
are actually available dubbed in English as well (you can select which audio option you
want). The service does switch up its offerings on a monthly basis, too, so its always a
good idea to follow their blog to see which foreign films are about to be removed from
streamingandwhichonesaregoingtobeadded.

Netflixisavailableonalargenumberofdevices,includingthefollowing:
PC/Mac
Roku
Smartphones
Tablets
GamingsystemssuchasthePlayStation,theXbox,andtheNintendoWii/WiiU.

2.YouTube

ThesecondmajorsitehereisYouTube.Itsprimarilyaserviceforuserstouploadtheir
own videos, but YouTube itself has started streaming various TV shows and movies
throughasubscriptionorrentalbasis.Youmaybeabletofindcopiesoffilmsthatusers
haveuploaded,butthequalityonthesemaynotbethatgreat,andsomemaybebroken
upintomultiplepartsormaybemissingscenes.Youllfindthatthesitehasforeignfilms
from China, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Italy, and more. Like with Netflix, these
filmsareavailablewithEnglishsubtitles.Youcanleavecommentsonsomeofthefilms,
allowing for discussion with other viewers. Some films have had comments disabled,
however.

3.AsianCrush

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AsianCrushistheplacetogotowatchAsianmoviesonline.Thesitehasalargenumber
offilmsfromJapan,China,andKorea.In
additiontostreamingmanyofthesemovies,thesitealsooffersnewspertainingtoAsian
filmsandtheAsianfilmindustry.Thesitearrangesitsmoviesbycategories,soitsvery
easytobrowse.Inadditiontocategorieslikedatenightandactionpacked,theyalso
havetrendingandIMDBhitsthatmakeiteasytofindsomethingnew.

4.Fandor

Fandor is similar to other subscription streaming services, but it has a much narrower
focus than Netflix or YouTube. Fandor offers classic, indie, cult, and foreign films only.
Their library includes a large number of international movies from all around the world.
You can select your movie from the region, or you can browse their collections via a
number of different categories. The service is available through Amazon Kindle, smart
phones and tablets, and Roku. Half of every subscription fee is invested in filmmakers
andinindiemovies,sothisisalsoawaytogivebacktotheindustry.

5.MUBI

MUBi is yet another subscription service that is a little different from Netflix. The site
streams30moviesatatimeandoffersviewersthechancetochatwithotherswhilethey
doso.Itslikeastreamingsitemergedwithsocialnetworking.Theresoftenonefreefilm
available, and theres one movie removed from the paid offerings and one new movie
added every day. Not all of these films are foreign movies, but a number of them are.
Whiletheirofferingsarelimited,thisisaninterestingserviceforthefilmbuffwholikesto
discusscinema.

6.Archive.org

Archive.orgisoneofthemorelimitedstreamingsitesoutthere.Whiletheirmoviearchive
doeshavefilmsinavarietyofdifferentlanguagesandfromdifferentcountries,there
arentalotofmoviespercountry.However,theArchiveisanonprofitanddoesnot
chargeforaccesstoitsfilms.Thisisagoodplacetostartyourforeignfilmjourney,butbe
warnedthatthemoviecollectionisnotcategorizedverywell,anditmaytakeyousome
timetofindwhatyourelookingfor.Manyofthesefilmsareoldermovies,too.Still,with
almost20,000moviesavailable,yourelikelytofindsomethingtoenjoy.

7.AcademicVideoStore

Finally, theres the Academic Video Store. This subscriptionbased service includes a
number of films provided by Alexander Street Press. While the collection was initially
offered for educational institutions, you do not have to be affiliated with a school or
university to create an account. The site has a number of different film collections,
includingAsianFilmOnline,TheCriterionCollection,andotherforeignfilms.

WhichSitedoyouLike?

Haveyouusedoneofthesestreamingsitestowatchforeignfilms?Ifyouhave,whatdid
youthinkofit?Ifnot,doyouhaveyourownsitethatyouprefer?Wedlovetoknowwhat
youthinkofthesestreamingservicesorlearnaboutanyotherones.

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