Where Can I Stream Erika Lust (Filmmaker) Movies Legally?

I’m all out of ideas. Please do come back and update this thread when you do find it. I’m emotionally invested in this right now and I want to know how it all ends for you. Did you find it on some random free to use service? Or was it worth the DVD? I’m dying of curiosity here. Good luck with your search!

Right now, Hidden Figures is not on Hulu. That can change at any time, and often within weeks or months (sometimes much sooner) of a new deal being made. So, it’s hard to keep track of. In the interim, I would recommend you to utilize a up-to-the-minute website that can give you the most current information about where you can watch a particular movie rather than spending a bunch of time on forums and reading comments from weeks or months prior to your search. Simply searching Google for “where to watch Hidden Figures” will provide you with a handful of aggregated websites that are current and updated regularly. Sorry I couldn’t provide you with a more specific answer right now.

Ahahaha – every single film forum has this same thread every year! Every year, identical answers are given with the hope that a new answer might appear! “Hey guys, I just found Salò on Disney+!” No. The annual ritual of everyone searching collectively is so much fun in itself and this year I’m just here for that.

I find it fascinating how the majority of the conversation around this topic revolves around legality and how not getting sued over the work of other people is key. But there is so much more ethics involved here. Do you really want to be consuming work that people put their blood, sweat and tears into and never see a cent for it? Is your convenience really more important than the work of the industry? I’m not saying that these sites aren’t safe. They exist on the fringes of the web. They’re funded by ads for gambling, or whatever. The whole thing is a means to exploit people’s desire to get free content online. There is no free lunch.

Someone identify the movie? This thread could become a decent resource on specific titles, having a known peculiarity, eg being only available on the German Amazon Prime or even the uncut version only being included on a special edition Spanish Blu-ray. As a horror aficionado, I’m aware of where to find uncut versions of the 80s slashers. The French extremity films and classic old Hollywood noirs will likely have their own specialists. Sharing one’s knowledge is how we get around these types of restrictions.

I get that the name 'desi net com' sounds like a perfect one-stop spot for the latest Bollywood drops, but my gut and experience tell me to be cautious. A lot of sites with flashy libraries that offer new releases for free are operating without proper licenses. That usually means the content was uploaded by someone other than the rights holder. Red flags I look for: multiple broken links, tons of pop-ups asking you to download a player, and no clear copyright or distributor information. Those are classic signs of an unauthorized site. If you want to be sure, I check a few things quickly: whether the site lists a legitimate company name and contact info, if its payment processors are reputable (if it charges), and if big studios or distributors ever list that domain as an official partner. Also, official streaming services for Indian movies—like Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee5, JioCinema, Eros Now, or authorized YouTube channels—are licensed and safe. Using them protects you from legal trouble and nasty malware. Personally, I’d avoid using 'desi net com' for new releases unless you can verify a license; it’s just not worth the risk, in my view.

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So, I want to make one thing clear: I am not advocating for the piracy of new TV shows that are available legally on streaming services. However, when a TV show is no longer available for purchase on digital platforms, through subscription, ad-supported viewing, on region-locked websites that can be accessed through a VPN, or for a reasonable price on physical media, then the show’s copyright holder has effectively abandoned the market for that show. In such a case, supporting the preservation of a TV show that is no longer being supported by its copyright holder through a fan-preserved version of the show is an ethical thing to do. This is in stark contrast to helping to support the salaries of creators of new TV shows that are available through legal means. But, when a TV show is no longer being marketed for sale by its copyright holder, then the community must step up to preserve the show.

On the other hand, there is a generation gap on discovering 18+ content. My younger cousins get to know new TV shows and movies by looking at edited clips, fan made theories, and funny reactions on TikTok and YouTube. For them, the platform itself is almost irrelevant, as they get to know about the content through social media buzz first. There’s also a difference between how younger and older viewers hunt for 18+ content. While my younger cousins will use TikTok and YouTube to read about new TV shows and movies, older viewers will search for reviews by film critics, watch the trailer, and then read other people’s opinions. If there’s a forum for fans of a particular type of grim Nordic noir, then that’s how it will be promoted. In terms of attracting subscribers to 18+ content, a platform’s success is largely determined by how good it is at making that content discoverable through the particular channels of its target audience. So, while Netflix’s social media virality would doubtless make it the go-to platform for fans of a fashion-forward drama like ‘Euphoria’, the relatively quiet Apple TV+ brand would likely fail to generate similar interest among fans of the same.

This article focuses on the ethical consumption of manga. While there are certainly times when it would be nice to read a title that is not yet available through legal channels, every pirate is hindering the acquisition of further licenses. No licensor wants to assume that a title does not have a paying audience in a given region, but when a heavily pirated title fails to sell at even high prices for imports and for digital rental copies, that is often exactly what they conclude. Therefore, even when there are no legal copies of a title available for purchase, readers who are able to do so should choose the most expensive import or the digital rental instead of piracy, in order to signal to licensor and to manga creators that there is an audience for their work in that language, and to support the manga that the creator of the work is currently producing and publishing. Readers without access to legal copies of a title with zero legal distribution should support the creator by reading the manga version of the work that is being released through official channels such as Renta! or eBookJapan. The money that readers spend to read these comics will help to prove to creators and to licensor that there is an audience for work of this type, and thus to increase the chances that such work will be licensed for translation and distribution in the future.