How to Find Movies on Netflix

The following is demonstrated on the iPad, but Netflix can be used on a variety of game systems, online, iPhone and Windows Phone. The Netflix movie and TV show library is extensive, and sometimes it can be hard to find a show you want to watch. Fortunately, Netflix provides some useful tools to help you sift through what’s available and find what’s appealing to you. Here are some tips for finding something to watch using the iPad app: Search: To find a movie or TV show by name, simply tap the “Search” icon at the bottom of the Netflix app screen. This will bring up a search window. At the top of the search window, enter the show’s title. For this example, we entered the title of the TV show, Eureka:

Play: Simply tap the Play button – the small right-facing arrow in the middle of the show’s icon.

If you want more information about the show you’ve found, tap the icon. You’ll get a screen like this one:

Play / Queue: You can play the movie or add it to your instant queue for later viewing. Also on this screen you’ll see suggestions of similar movies or shows, all of which are also available for streaming.

Genres: If you’re not sure of a title but know what kind of movie you might be interested in, the Genres feature is right for you. Tap the “Genres” button at the bottom of the screen, and you’ll see this:

Select a Genre. For example, if you select “TV”, you might get this list of TV shows:

From here, you can tap on a given movie’s icon, and learn more about it. You can also see similar titles, as described above.