175 Movies and Series Unavailable on Netflix’s Ad Tier in 2024

It’s time for another check-in with Netflix’s ad tier and how things are progressing on getting the premium and ad tier library on parity with each other. 

Launched in November 2022, Netflix’s ad tier notably came with a few drawbacks, with the biggest being a number of big titles, including Netflix Originals, being unavailable to watch and blocked out.

When the ad tier first launched, 5.1% of titles were unavailable (326 titles out of the 6,324 available), and then a few months later, it was 5.4% of the library (348 titles out of 6,444 available) in February 2023. You can find the full list of the titles unavailable on Netflix’s ad tier in February 2023 here.

Fast forward a year, and there’s been significant progress. As of February 7th, 2024, only 175 titles are unavailable on the Netflix US library, representing a 50% decrease year-on-year.

Who are the big holdouts still? The biggest two, just like last year, are Universal and Sony. In the case of Universal, it’s their TV output, with most of that being their vast library of DreamWorks Television shows that have come exclusively to Netflix. In Sony’s case, it’s their movies that are unavailable. That includes their first-window titles, which come to Netflix following their theatrical run or from their vast array of back catalog.

Once again, we reached out to Luke Bouma of Cord Cutters News for his take on the significant improvement in availability within the ad tier (you can also find their version of this story here):

“Ad-supported streaming has become some of the fastest growing part of cord cutting over the last few years. Now with Netflix ending its cheap ad-free plans to push customers to more profitable ad-supported plans. Now that Netflix is making most of its content available through its ad-supported plan these plans become more attractive to customers.. Look for other services to follow Netflix steps in the years to come.”

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Full List of 175 Movies and Series Unavailable on Netflix US Advertising Tier

Due to the nature of Netflix’s library (particularly its licensed titles), this list constantly changes and will fluctuate throughout the year, but the trend is clear.

• 13 Going on 30 (2004)
• 28 Days (2000)
• 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2019) – Netflix Original
• 65 (2023)
• A Man Called Otto (2022)
• Anaconda (1997)
• Anger Management (2003)
• Annie (1982)
• Archibald’s Next Big Thing (2020) – Netflix Original
• Basic (2003)
• Big Eyes (2014)
• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World (2023)
• Blood and Bone (2009)
• Blue Streak (1999)
• Boyz n the Hood (1991)
• Bullet Train (2022)
• Burlesque (2010)
• Burnt (2015)
• Captain Underpants Epic Choice-o-Rama (2020) – Netflix Original
• Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas (2020) – Netflix Original
• Carol (2015)
• Champions (2018)
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
• Colombiana (2011)
• Company of Heroes (2013)
• Dampyr (2022)
• Dare Me (2019)
• Dawn of the Croods (2017) – Netflix Original
• Death at a Funeral (2010)
• Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
• Desperado (1995)
• Diary of a Gigolo (2022) – Netflix Original
• Dinotrux (2017) – Netflix Original
• Dinotrux Supercharged (2018) – Netflix Original
• Dirty Grandpa (2016)
• Dirty John (2020)
• Documentary Now! (2022)
• Down Low (2023)
• Dragons: Race to the Edge (2018) – Netflix Original
• Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020) – Netflix Original
• Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday (2020) – Netflix Original
• Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020) – Netflix Original
• Dredd (2012)
• Dumb Money (2023)
• El marginal (2022) – Netflix Original
• Elysium (2013)
• Enough (2002)
• Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2021) – Netflix Original
• Father Stu (2022)
• Force of Nature (2020)
• Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
• Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (2023)
• Great News (2018)
• Gridiron Gang (2006)
• Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)
• Happy! (2019)
• Harvey Girls Forever! (2020) – Netflix Original
• Hellboy (2004)
• Here Comes the Boom (2012)
• High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule (2021) – Netflix Original
• Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2018) – Netflix Original
• Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
• House of Anubis (2011)
• House of Cards (2018) – Netflix Original
• Igor (2008)
• Imposters (2017)
• Insidious (2010)
• Insidious: The Red Door (2023)
• It Ain’t Over (2022)
• It Could Happen to You (1994)
• It Follows (2015)
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (2022) – Netflix Original
• Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) – Netflix Original
• Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
• Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2023) – Netflix Original
• Lakeview Terrace (2008)
• Legends of the Fall (1994)
• Legion (2010)
• Little Man (2006)
• Living (2022)
• Looper (2012)
• Love Again (2023)
• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
• Malverde, el santo patrón (2021)
• Missing (2023)
• Moneyball (2011)
• Morbius (2022)
• My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
• My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)
• Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
• Nightflyers (2018) – Netflix Original
• No Hard Feelings (2023)
• Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
• Paddington (2014)
• Pasión de Gavilanes (2022) – Netflix Original
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
• Peaky Blinders (2022) – Netflix Original
• Playing with Fire (2019)
• Pompeii (2014)
• Queen of the South (2021)
• Resident Evil (2002)
• Resident Evil: Death Island (2023)
• Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
• Rhyme Time Town (2021) – Netflix Original
• Rhyme Time Town Singalongs (2020) – Netflix Original
• S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017)
• Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
• Sex Tape (2014)
• Shortcomings (2023)
• Silent Hill (2006)
• Silverado (1985)
• Sniper: G.R.I.T. – Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
• Sniper: Reloaded (2010)
• Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
• Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
• Spirit Riding Free: Pony Tales (2019) – Netflix Original
• Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventure (2020) – Netflix Original
• Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy (2020) – Netflix Original
• Spirit Riding Free: Spirit of Christmas (2019) – Netflix Original
• Spy Kids: Mission Critical (2018) – Netflix Original
• St. Vincent (2014)
• Stand by Me (1986)
• Stateless (2020) – Netflix Original
• Stronger (2017)
• Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever (2023)
• Team Zenko Go (2022) – Netflix Original
• The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2023) – Netflix Original
• The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022) – Netflix Original
• The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020) – Netflix Original
• The Cave (2005)
• The Commuter (2018)
• The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants in Space (2020) – Netflix Original
• The Equalizer 3 (2023)
• The Giver (2014)
• The Guns of Navarone (1961)
• The Hateful Eight (2015)
• The Hateful Eight: Extended Version (2015)
• The Holiday (2006)
• The House Bunny (2008)
• The Imitation Game (2014)
• The Inmate (2018) – Netflix Original
• The Interview (2014)
• The Invitation (2022)
• The Legend of Zorro (2005)
• The Machine (2023)
• The Magic Roundabout (2006)
• The Magicians (2020)
• The Master of Disguise (2002)
• The Monuments Men (2014)
• The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
• The Other Guys (2010)
• The Pope’s Exorcist (2023)
• The Raid (2011)
• The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile (2022)
• The Secret of the Greco Family (2022)
• The Son (2022)
• The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween (2019) – Netflix Original
• The Swan Princess: A Fairytale Is Born (2023)
• The Walking Dead (2021)
• The Woman King (2022)
• Time: The Kalief Browder Story (2017)
• Underworld: Evolution (2006)
• Unsolved (2018)
• Van Helsing (2021)
• Voltron: Legendary Defender (2018) – Netflix Original
• Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
• Whiplash (2014)
• Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
• Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) – Netflix Original
• Woman in Gold (2015)
• Wynonna Earp (2020) – Netflix Original
• You Cannot Hide (2020)
• Zoom: Academy for Superheroes (2006)

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Netflix UK Titles Unavailable on the Advertising Tier

Finally, how do Netflix US’s unavailable titles compare to those in other countries? In Netflix UK, the picture is even rosier for Netflix. Only 55 titles are unavailable on Netflix’s advertising tier in the UK. Most of those are the aforementioned Netflix Original titles from Universal Television (whether live-action or DreamWorks) and a few other shows. Those 55 titles represent 0.7% of Netflix UK’s 8,247-title-strong library.

Other notable titles unavailable on Netflix UK’s ad tier include Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Homeland, and Ash vs. Evil Dead.

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Were there any titles you were disappointed to find that weren’t available on Netflix’s advertising tier? Let us know in the comments.