# MUBI

8 Hacker News commenters recommended MUBI and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend MUBI for its curated selection of independent and international films, free of clutter. Critics most often cite the pricing.

## Why people recommend it

- Wide selection of independent films (2 comments): "It has tons of independent movies from the US/UK/France but also from lesser exposed countries" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49880909)) "You get a pretty nice selection with that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882177))
- Good quality, great films (2 comments): "I have seen some great films on the platform, and I really do want to see them be successful." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49881840)) "If you want quality you'd go to something like mubi" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46167785))

## What people warn about

- Pricing is high and unclear (4 comments): "The problem is the pricing." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49880746)) "It shouldn't be that hard. Why isn't RIGHT ON THE HOMEPAGE??" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884512)) "Nothing really special about it, it costs 15.99 EUR/month" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49883540))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [YouTube Premium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/youtube-premium.md): 197 recommend
- [Netflix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netflix.md): 181 recommend
- [Nebula](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nebula.md): 58 recommend
- [HBO](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hbo.md): 32 recommend
- [Amazon Prime Video](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-prime-video.md): 29 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://mubi.com/en/us)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "MUBI", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mubi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).