How does Netflix work?

Your movie rentals delivered
Tell us what movies you want and we’ll deliver them to you. Get DVDs by mail and streaming instantly to your PC.

Choose a monthly plan that’s right for you
Each of our plans allows you to have anywhere from 1 up to 8 DVDs out at-a-time with most plans allowing unlimited DVD returns each month. Plus, all plans include the ability to watch instantly on your PC as well as DVDs by mail. Click here to learn about other available plans.

Over 100,000 titles on DVD
Classics to New Releases to TV episodes and more.

We have 100 shipping points nationwide and nearly 95 percent of our members receive their DVDs in about one-business day.

Over 10,000 choices you can watch instantly on your PC
Watch movies & TV episodes instantly on your PC from a separate, smaller library of over 10,000 choices at no additional cost. Movies start in as little as 30 seconds. This is a bonus to the DVDs you get by mail and is included with your membership at no additional membership fee.

There’s no catch – really
No additional charges – at all. There are no due dates or late fees – ever!

Try us for FREE
Try us free for 2 weeks. If you enjoy Netflix, do nothing and your membership will automatically continue on the plan you have selected for as long as you choose to remain a member. See Terms of Use for complete membership and free trial details. You can also simply cancel your account before your free trial ends and you won’t be charged.

Starting your free trial
Simply click the “Free Trial” button anywhere on the site or enter your information to the right and click the continue button.

Cancel anytime
You can easily cancel anytime, online, 24 hours a day. There are no cancellation fees although there are no refunds for partial months.

About us
We’re the world’s largest online DVD rental service providing entertainment to more than 8 million members – and growing! Every day we send over 1.8 billion DVDs to our members nationwide. In fact, Netflix has been named the #1 retail web site for customer satisfaction for seven consecutive surveys since 2005 by ForeSee Results.