Netflix vs. the World

The documentary tells the founding years of Netflix. The company began as a small and broke startup in Silicon Valley. Its business was sending DVDs through the post. Envelopes went out to subscribers and came back once they had been watched. The giant rental chains of the day did not take the business seriously. In time Netflix stood up against them. It fought off the competition from Amazon as well. Then it moved its business to streaming over the internet. After that it started making its own productions. The mistakes the company made are covered too. The Qwikster attempt, which angered subscribers, is one of them. Former employees speak in the film. People who worked at the rival company give their account as well. The script rests on a book a journalist wrote about all this. The story follows how film distribution changed. The hundred and four minute documentary tells the founding and the growth of the company. It is an American production Shawn Cauthen finished in 2020.