About NFB Films
Ratings & Reviews
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OK but needs work
Jun 13, 2020 At least the phone version can go full screen, unlike the tablet version BUT... It is impossible to choose a film to watch without at least a paragraph summarizing what it is about. You wouldn't choose even a popular movie that way so why would you try to choose an unknown documentary that way?more -
Feb 1, 2021 I love watching NFB films. However, I have 2 complaints with this app. First, I used to use the search function and it worked fine. Now I have a new phone and suddenly the search function doesn't work. I search for titles I KNOW are on the site, but the search comes up as the title being non-existent. Second, I saved several titles to my favourites, only to find that the entire list had been erased the next day. This also happened at least 2 or 3 times on my old phone as well as on my new phone.more -
Mar 19, 2021 a hidden gem full of great films!! I'm so glad I downloaded it. I can't believe the majority of their films are FREE :o -
Subtle Gem
Aug 24, 2015 I regret that it hadn't occurred too me to write this review before. I love the content variety. Something for every one I imagine. If you are sensitive you'll surely find something to offend you because it has films of many things and at times films with opposing points. My recommendation? Do like me and don't watch the items whose very titles offend you. The children's content is nice. For me, I love the simple films such as the "how to build an igloo". It was intriguing and I love to see the skill of two Inuit who slap together a nice dwelling in about 2 hours. A tool or two & you have shelter! Shows about an urban gardener. Shows depicting the life of the migrating Eskimo which life is now gone. Great to watch the old ways but I'm sure they are glad for a life of relatively greater comfort. Cree Hunters of Mistassinee (sp?), great. This review is way too long. Just get it. If you don't like it, I'll refund your ...wait it's free!more -
Nov 25, 2020 I really enjoy the classic Canadian Vignettes videos. Childhood memories! Thanks for making these available! I will show them to my nephew and educate him in some Canadian television history! Unfortunately, this app is not compatible with my nVidia Shield Pro. As such, I have had to deduct 1 star from my rating. Developers, if you're reading this, please make it work on the Shield! Fullscreen mode works perfectly for me on 3 separate devices, an S9+, an S20 Ultra, and a Tab S4. I suspect the other users whose reviews indicate they are having problems are experiencing a PEBKAC error.more
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Mar 25, 2019 It has been months and all this app is giving my Android Q6 is an unresponsive white screen, so as far as I am concerned it is useless. If it worked again I would give it ⭐⭐⭐⭐, and if it had "explore by general subject" like on the website ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Can't wait until that happens.more -
Mar 25, 2019 Cannot login on the LG smart TV app to view rented content. It does not recognize my email address or password. No troubles logging onto website , though. -
Feb 6, 2019 Was enjoying this, but app stopped working (blank white screen) a couple of updates ago. I had hoped this update would fix it. -
Mar 24, 2019 was great until it stopped working a month or so ago. now there's only a blank, white screen. disappointing. -
Nov 3, 2018 The screen controls for forward, reverse stop, start do not work on my two Android 7.1 devices.
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Mar 19, 2021 a hidden gem full of great films!! I'm so glad I downloaded it. I can't believe the majority of their films are FREE :o -
Subtle Gem
Aug 24, 2015 I regret that it hadn't occurred too me to write this review before. I love the content variety. Something for every one I imagine. If you are sensitive you'll surely find something to offend you because it has films of many things and at times films with opposing points. My recommendation? Do like me and don't watch the items whose very titles offend you. The children's content is nice. For me, I love the simple films such as the "how to build an igloo". It was intriguing and I love to see the skill of two Inuit who slap together a nice dwelling in about 2 hours. A tool or two & you have shelter! Shows about an urban gardener. Shows depicting the life of the migrating Eskimo which life is now gone. Great to watch the old ways but I'm sure they are glad for a life of relatively greater comfort. Cree Hunters of Mistassinee (sp?), great. This review is way too long. Just get it. If you don't like it, I'll refund your ...wait it's free!more -
Has some classic animation on it,then a lot of so so efforts
Nov 8, 2011 Some of the content is brilliant,the short Ryan was a groundbreaking computer animation about the addiction of the animator from Montreal(which ended up killing his career) when it first came out or Madame Tulti Pulti, an artful animation about a train. The rest is okay, still the concept of this project is pretty cool. I'm pretty familiar with Canadian film and they haven't been as successful as other places at creating an alternative filmmaking system. The problem is the lack of high quality content.more -
Dec 15, 2020 You can see best old or new movies. -
Thank you so much for updating the app!
Oct 31, 2018 I am someone in the US who loves NFB content. The old version of the app was clunky, buggy and crashed all the time. This new update is slick and everything works well! I can finally save and rewatch all my favorites again! Thank you so much for finally fixing this app.more
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Nov 25, 2020 I really enjoy the classic Canadian Vignettes videos. Childhood memories! Thanks for making these available! I will show them to my nephew and educate him in some Canadian television history! Unfortunately, this app is not compatible with my nVidia Shield Pro. As such, I have had to deduct 1 star from my rating. Developers, if you're reading this, please make it work on the Shield! Fullscreen mode works perfectly for me on 3 separate devices, an S9+, an S20 Ultra, and a Tab S4. I suspect the other users whose reviews indicate they are having problems are experiencing a PEBKAC error.more -
Amazing
Apr 21, 2015 I can't believe more people don't know about this app. A great way to work you way through the NFBs catalog and there really is something for everyone. I especially love that you can DL films to watch off-line for 48 hrs (but those longer ones take a while to download). Only negative - wish there was a better way to navigate back thru the library after reading a film describe. Every time I do it kicks me back to the beginning of the list.more -
Love the selection, but search doesn't work
Apr 19, 2016 I absolutely love having all these great NFB selections available. My only nitpick is that the search function doesn't work well: I searched for both "The Sweater" and "The Cat Came Back" and neither one came up at the top of the search results; in fact, just saying "Sweater" works even though the title in the screen clearly says "The Sweater."more -
Outstanding Collection
Oct 14, 2014 My mother's family is Canadian, so perhaps I'm biased, but this is an incredible collection of NFB films. They range from educational documentaries to poetry and even investigational pieces. The quality is outstanding, both in terms of video delivery and content. Try it. Its free and fun. I gave four rather than five stars for occasional frustrating lag.more -
Please do Apple TV Update!
Aug 26, 2020 I love your collection of films SO MUCH. i love being able to save favourites on the iPhone/iPad App - but can you please add this function to the AppleTV version????? And maybe also a user account to sign in so that the Favourites list will be available across all devices?! please and thank you! : )more
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OK but needs work
Jun 13, 2020 At least the phone version can go full screen, unlike the tablet version BUT... It is impossible to choose a film to watch without at least a paragraph summarizing what it is about. You wouldn't choose even a popular movie that way so why would you try to choose an unknown documentary that way?more -
Feb 1, 2021 I love watching NFB films. However, I have 2 complaints with this app. First, I used to use the search function and it worked fine. Now I have a new phone and suddenly the search function doesn't work. I search for titles I KNOW are on the site, but the search comes up as the title being non-existent. Second, I saved several titles to my favourites, only to find that the entire list had been erased the next day. This also happened at least 2 or 3 times on my old phone as well as on my new phone.more -
Apr 11, 2020 would like to have a switch-to full screen format on this one. i am watching on my phone and honestly it's better if it has this format for a better viewing experience. content-wise, it is simply amazing. -
Jun 12, 2020 No full screen mode in landscape mode is ridiculous. 1080p is reduced to half on Android tablet. Whose idea was that? -
Nice but unstable
Jul 7, 2010 I really, really wanted to like this application because I'm a big fan of NFB. I think it still deserves 3 stars just for the effort itself. Please fix the crashes and I'll bump it up to 5 stars. Thanks.
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Nov 3, 2018 The screen controls for forward, reverse stop, start do not work on my two Android 7.1 devices. -
Dec 19, 2018 nice... but it just gobles up space (over 2gig) and there doesn't seem to be an easy way to purge the old files... -
You better fix this right now
Aug 3, 2014 This thing keeps on closing out on me this is the stupid app I ever had until that its a good app that I know but it constantly keeps closing out on me when I want to watch movies on it.
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Mar 25, 2019 It has been months and all this app is giving my Android Q6 is an unresponsive white screen, so as far as I am concerned it is useless. If it worked again I would give it ⭐⭐⭐⭐, and if it had "explore by general subject" like on the website ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Can't wait until that happens.more -
Mar 25, 2019 Cannot login on the LG smart TV app to view rented content. It does not recognize my email address or password. No troubles logging onto website , though. -
Feb 6, 2019 Was enjoying this, but app stopped working (blank white screen) a couple of updates ago. I had hoped this update would fix it. -
Mar 24, 2019 was great until it stopped working a month or so ago. now there's only a blank, white screen. disappointing. -
Not so good
Aug 19, 2010 Great idea and I'll love it once it gets all the bugs out. Tried to use it and found that if I tried to watch anything over five minutes it crashes or continuously stops. Oftentimes when trying to start a film I would just get a blank white screen and it would freeze me out. The one film I did watch was great but like I said I could only open one. I'm thankful I didn't pay for this ap.more
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