Choice
This is a hard one to answer as neither LOVEFiLM nor Netflix divulge exactly how many titles they have on their systems. I’ve just spent an hour trying to find out the information only to end up at this article from The Telegraph who state:
There is also a collection of films available through the site. Initial analysis by The Telegraph suggests that the launch movie catalogue is not significantly larger than other rival streaming services. For instance, a search for ‘Martin Scorsese’ films only returns three results and they are not even the most recent titles the award-winning director has made.
However, the company refuses to disclose how many titles it offers but says the amount will rapidly increase over the coming months.
So I don’t think we have a definitive answer on this one. What we do know is that LOVEFiLM don’t have any titles from Universal Studios after 2009 because of a dispute which is yet to be resolved so if you only want Universal titles, then LOVEFiLM probably isn’t the one for you!
As an example, we put in a few actors and directors into each system to see the results that were churned out.
Here’s some examples where LF = LOVEFiLM and PPV = Pay per view
| Actor / Filmmaker | LF DVD Rental Service | LF Free Streaming | LF PPV | Netflix |
| Steven Spielberg | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Burton | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nicolas Cage | 61 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| The Coen Brothers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| David Lynch | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Cruise | 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Hanks | 47 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| John Candy | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry Gilliam | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Meryl Streep | 52 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Julia Roberts | 61 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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