# GreenCine

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**GreenCine** /ˈɡriːnsiːn/[1] was an [online DVD rental](/source/DVD-by-mail) service similar to [Netflix](/source/Netflix).[2][3] Based in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco), [California](/source/California), with its distribution center in the [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) area ([Van Nuys](/source/Van_Nuys,_California)),[4] it had a collection of over 30,000 titles,[5] as well as over 9,000 [video on demand](/source/Video_on_demand) titles. It carried a wide range of [anime](/source/Anime), rare, and independent studio films, as well as adult films[3] on its sister site, BlueCine. It also dedicated 1% of its profits to support independent filmmaking, using the money to both fund and promote independent films that were distributed through the service. It was one of the first video rental services to offer video on demand and fund its own productions, a decade before [Netflix](/source/Netflix) and [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)).

On 2 February 2015, GreenCine's Facebook page carried a message that the business had closed.

GreenCine also operated the [GreenCine Daily](/source/GreenCine_Daily) [blog](/source/Blog), which collected links to interviews, articles, [podcasts](/source/Podcasts) and reviews posted online.[6]

## References

1. [GreenCine](http://www.greencine.com/static/RentalHelp.jsp/#renthelp40)

1. Ross, Matthew. "GreeCine digs deep". *[Daily Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*

1. Rhee, Ed (13 July 2011). ["Nine Netflix alternatives"](https://www.cnet.com/culture/nine-netflix-alternatives/). *CNET*. Retrieved 2025-12-01.

1. [Archive.is](https://archive.today/20120715014245/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GDlNqBLawkMJ:www.greencine.com/static/RentalHelp.jsp/+Greencine+regional+distribution+center+Van+Nuys&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a)

1. ["GreenCine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060420160414/http://www.greencine.com/static/about.jsp). Archived from [the original](http://www.greencine.com/static/about.jsp) on 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2006-04-06.

1. ["FilmInFocus | Behind the Blog: David Hudson | The Bloggers Behind the Blogs - See Trailers, Films & Online Videos"](http://www.filminfocus.com/article/david_hudson). *www.filminfocus.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090106032805/http://www.filminfocus.com/article/david_hudson) 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-12-01.

## External links

- [Greencine website](https://web.archive.org/web/20080704185458/http://greencine.com/)
- [Bluecine website](http://www.bluecine.com/) (adult films)

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