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Netflix reveals a new quick way to search for movies

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Streaming giant Netflix has unveiled a new way to search for films, allowing users to trawl through its extensive library for content that is under 90 minutes in length.

The new category, called ‘Movies Under 90 Minutes’, has divided users, with the streaming service poking fun at the viral meme which compares a 90 minute movie to films that are two hours or longer.

Announcing the new feature on Twitter, Netflix said: “If two hour films feel like too much of a commitment (but somehow ten episode series don’t) this is for you: Movies Under 90 Minutes”.

Many people are wondering however, how does the new search function work?

The streaming giant has added the new category to the movie section of its app and it is broken down into subsection­s by genre, so users can select a comedy or documentar­y with ease.

Their function allows users to select options from a variety of sub-sections including ...

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Netflix Originals Documentar­ies

Romantic films

Dramas,

Psychologi­cal films Hidden gems

Comedies

Teen films

Music features Independen­t films Children’s movies

Films based on real life Hollywood movies

Reality

Thrillers

Users can also select other films that are tailored to their personal watching history.

Movie suggestion­s within the category include the newly Oscar-nominated Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, classic comedies, including Space Jam and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as well as acclaimed horror, His House.

Other movies which are available to watch include: My Octopus Teacher Rocks

Blackfish

Mid90s

Someone Great

20 Feet from Stardom

The Platform

American Murder: The Family Next Door

Lost Girls

Catfish

Easy A

Lucy

Abducted in Plain Sight. Netflix is constantly growing, innovating and looking for ways in which to serve its customers.

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California.

It is now available worldwide.

In January 2021 Netflix reached 203.7 million subscriber­s, including 73 million in the United States.

Its Movies Under 90 Minutes is the latest service to be offered by the streaming giant.

Since 2012, Netflix has taken more of an active role as producer and distributo­r for both film and television series and, to that end, offers a variety of “Netflix Original” content through its online library.

By January 2016 Netflix services operated in more than 190 countries.

In the same year Netflix released an estimated 126 original series and films, more than any other network or cable channel.

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Netflix reveals Movies Under 90 Minutes service – how the function works (photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Streaming can be achieved on different devices (photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images)

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