Movies Disappear from iTunes?

[muffie1985]

Has anyone heard of movies being taken out of the iTunes store? I've had "Happy Death Day" in my 4K HDR wish list for a while, waiting for a price drop. I just checked my wish list tonight and noticed it was missing. I did a search in the iTunes Store and it's gone. Does anyone own the iTunes version and if so, are you able to watch it still? This is a pretty big disappointment...

[BluBonnet]

Coppola's Tucker disappeared a while ago.

[-Gonzo-]

Originally Posted by muffie1985

Has anyone heard of movies being taken out of the iTunes store? I've had "Happy Death Day" in my 4K HDR wish list for a while, waiting for a price drop. I just checked my wish list tonight and noticed it was missing. I did a search in the iTunes Store and it's gone. Does anyone own the iTunes version and if so, are you able to watch it still? This is a pretty big disappointment...

Usually if a movie gets pulled from sale but you’ve actually bought it then your still able to access it in your library.
It’s still available to buy in the UK store so could just be temporary.

[Panama Jack]

Jeremiah Johnson disappeared for awhile, but now is back in the store (and in HD to boot).

[HockeySlasher]

Does iTunes still pull the ability to purchase movies based on the movie's current premium channel distribution? I seem to remember a time where if a movie was currently playing on HBO (for example) then you couldn't purchase it because of some contract language the studios had with those channels?

[Greyman]

Originally Posted by HockeySlasher

Does iTunes still pull the ability to purchase movies based on the movie's current premium channel distribution? I seem to remember a time where if a movie was currently playing on HBO (for example) then you couldn't purchase it because of some contract language the studios had with those channels?

Occasionally movies get pulled for a while and put back without explanation. It may be related to it being on a premium channel, but not all those are pulled so hard to really be certain for a given movie.

[PCFan]

Originally Posted by -Gonzo-

Usually if a movie gets pulled from sale but you’ve actually bought it then your still able to access it in your library.
It’s still available to buy in the UK store so could just be temporary.

I noticed that the Up Next feature of the TV app on the Apple TV does not recognize content that is no longer available in the iTunes store, for example, the older iTunes release of Django that I redeemed from an iTunes code, even though it is in my iTunes account and I can access this movie through the iTunes Movies app. Also the Search feature does not work for content no longer available in the iTunes store. So anything that you purchased that is no longer available in the iTunes store, you have to scroll through your iTunes library in the iTunes Movies or iTunes TV shows or the TV app on the Apple TV to access them. I think the Up Next of the TV app and Search feature should go according to what's in your iTunes account as well rather than what just exists in the iTunes store.

[-Gonzo-]

Originally Posted by PCFan

I noticed that the Up Next feature of the TV app on the Apple TV does not recognize content that is no longer available in the iTunes store, for example, the older iTunes release of Django that I redeemed from an iTunes code, even though it is in my iTunes account and I can access this movie through the iTunes Movies app. Also the Search feature does not work for content no longer available in the iTunes store. So anything that you purchased that is no longer available in the iTunes store, you have to scroll through your iTunes library in the iTunes Movies or iTunes TV shows or the TV app on the Apple TV to access them. I think the Up Next of the TV app and Search feature should go according to what's in your iTunes account as well rather than what just exists in the iTunes store.

Yes I’ve had that with the Constantine tv series, it would show in the TV app that I’ve watched an episode but upon trying to watch the next episode it would try to open Amazon instead as it was on there.
It also doesn’t put a watched marker on the episodes so you have to look at the what it shows in TV app then go into library to find the episode manually.

[supaet]

silver linings playbook

so I just see this movie on sale for 4.99 on iTunes but I'm pretty sure that I own this movie in HD and of course I do. but the only way I can find this movie is through iTunes on my Mac sorting over all my iTunes movies and I can play it in HD with all the extra features. When I click on the "show in iTunes Store" it would just bring me to the iTunes main store page

when I try to search for the movie in iTunes it tells me that I have to pay $4.99 for it. What kind of scam is this? digital double dip?

be sure to make sure that you don't already purchased/own the movie before buying it (again) regardless of price.

[PCFan]

Originally Posted by supaet

silver linings playbook

so I just see this movie on sale for 4.99 on iTunes but I'm pretty sure that I own this movie in HD and of course I do. but the only way I can find this movie is through iTunes on my Mac sorting over all my iTunes movies and I can play it in HD with all the extra features. When I click on the "show in iTunes Store" it would just bring me to the iTunes main store page

when I try to search for the movie in iTunes it tells me that I have to pay $4.99 for it. What kind of scam is this? digital double dip?

be sure to make sure that you don't already purchased/own the movie before buying it (again) regardless of price.

You have an older version of the movie that is no longer available for sale in iTunes. The one that is currently on sale for $4.99 is the newer version. I have the older version of Django in my iTunes account and I didn't get it replaced with the updated version even though it's the same movie.

[tribalnoise]

Yeah I've got a few of those. Heat is one that comes to mind easily.