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A question, what does the "watch again" rating matter for? I can't watch films multiple times, if I've seen it once I will never enjoy watching it again, but I'm concerned if I mark 0 on "rewatchability" that will affect the display of similar films?

Also, I've signed in and synced my Netflix account and it's still listing American Netflix films under "Recent Releases on Netflix". Might be worth excluding films that aren't available in my area (UK)

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Protip: set up http://tunlr.net/ and use the American Netflix without a VPN.

Thank you! I've been a Canadian Netflix subscriber for a long time now, and I've been thinking of dropping it because the Canadian Netflix is a wasteland.

Also thank you, I was going to do it with a VPN but it's such a hassle for the Apple TV.

" I can't watch films multiple times"

Really? None of them? There are many films I wouldn't watch again, but there are also some that I watch over and over. Just watched Amelie for the 10th time!

It really depends on what makes the movie great.. If it's the surprising storyline, rewatchability is low, but that doesn't make it a worse movie.

For me:

If I haven't seen a film, telling me how many times I'll want to watch it isn't particularly useful (instead of just a normal rating).

If I have seen a film, I'll have my own personal opinion on how much I want to see it again.

"if I've seen it once I will never enjoy watching it again"

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but with Goodfilms, how many people who are rating a movie's rewatchablity have actually rewatched the movie they're rating?

Maybe think of it as "if you had to watch it again, how much pain would you be in?".

Spot on. It's a really good way of separating films.

Moreover if a movie is meant to be watched once, why shouldn't I watch it once?

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