Great Viewing: Getting Started

The UBC Library has a large collection of feature films, TV series, and documentaries in various formats including DVD, Blu-ray, VHS and streamed video online. This guide provides links to lists of recommended films, TV series, directors, etc.

Search the Library Catalogue to find films by title, director, country, major actors, etc.

Streamed feature films are available in two streaming databases:

• Criterion On Demand    Over 2000 streamed feature films including classics, new releases, foreign films, literary adaptations, documentaries, animated titles, and independent features. 
•  Kanopy  More than 26,000 films including titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more.

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The Videomatica Collection in Koerner Library has more than 28,000 DVDs, 4,000 VHS titles and 900 Blu-Rays, ranging from cult favourites to Hollywood blockbusters, TV series,  and foreign films. Search the UBC Library catalogue by title, director, etc. to find films in this collection.

Use Videomatica as a keyword in combination with other search terms. For example, to find German films in the Videomatica Collection, try the following keyword search:  videomatica german?

The catalogue records for the Videomatica Collection are based on the old Videomatica database and the quality of the records varies. For example, compare the catalogue records for Iron Man. Note that the call numbers for films in the Videomatica Collection begin with VMatica. For example, VMatica W-451.