Has the US entertainment industry stopped making movies?

Seems like whenever I go to Prime or NetFlix I go through a half dozen false starts before finding movies where they speak English. I don't mind foreign movies with English subtitles, but then I have to wear my glasses and too often the subbies fly by so fast that I have to occasionally stop the program and hit reverse for a few seconds.

80% plus of everything I buy seems to be made in China or someplace other than an English speaking location. Apparently that includes movies.

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swirlie · 31-35

Netflix are not mainstream movies and therefore are not subject to US regulatory approval before airing.

That is why most Netflix movies have scenes that you wouldn't otherwise see in even an 'X-Rated, Adults must be accompanied by both parents' American film production advertised on an American Roxy Theatre marquis on the main street of Hooterville.

That is why non-English movies appear on Netflix but not on mainstream American movies that are available to the public.

Netflix as a movie option is not available as 'free public viewing' which is why Netflix is not subject to regulatory approval, which is also why you need to subscribe to Netflix to take part in their kind of action.