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Louis Dor
Sep 01, 2015
Netflix has dropped movie distributor Epix, and in doing so is removing a number of blockbusters from its platform.
Leaving the streaming service this September will be Hunger Games: Catching Fire, World War Z, and Transformers: Age of Extinction, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and the Wolf of Wall Street, among other big titles.
Netflix has said this is to focus on more original content and exclusives.
Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix, said:
While many of these movies are popular, they are also widely available on cable and other subscription platforms at the same time as they are on Netflix and subject to the same drawn out licensing periods.
Through our original films and some innovative licensing arrangements with the movie studios, we are aiming to build a better movie experience for you.
All of these titles are set to move to Hulu, as part of a multi-year deal with Epix which begins 1 October.
Craig Erwich, SVP, head of content, Hulu, said:
This is a landmark deal for Hulu and it marks a huge expansion for our offering of premium programming.
The full list of films leaving Netflix is as follows:
Leaving 1 September
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
Better Than Chocolate
Bratz: Rock Angelz
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-A-Lot
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Elektric Children
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Jackie Brown
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Mortal Kombat: The Movie
Patch Adams
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Rules of Engagement
Rumpelstiltskin
Sarah's Choice
School of Rock
She's the One
Sleepless in Seattle
The Lost Boys
Total Recall
W.
Leaving 2 September
Cheese and Chong's Hey Watch This
Leaving 4 September
Delta Farce
Leaving 5 September
Marilyn in Manhattan
Leaving 9 September
Bratz: Friendship is Always in Style
Kicking It
Leaving 10 September
100 Below Zero
Becoming Chaz
War Witch
Leaving 13 September
High Fidelity
Leaving 14 September
Corky Romano
Leaving 15 September
Bratz: The Video: Starrin' & Stylin'
Valhalla
Leaving 16 September
Hank: Five Years from the Brink
Leaving 20 September
Reporter
Leaving 22 September
National Geographic: Inside Guantanamo
National Geographic: The Battle for Midway
Leaving 26 September
Indy 500: The Inside Line
Lethal Force
Ron White: A Little Unprofessional
Leaving 29 September
Bratz: Desert Jewelz
Coriolanus
Leaving 30 September
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Apocalypse Now
If I Stay
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jackass Presents: Nebraska
Nebraska
Saved!
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Expendables 3
The Good Guy
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Prince
The Skeleton Twins
The Wolf of Wall Street
Transformers: Age of Extinction
World War Z
Let the binge-watching begin.