6 Best Video Store Movies of All Time

By Vlad Zakh · April 17, 2026

The neighbourhood video store is a relic, and these films give it a nostalgic send-off. The Last Blockbuster follows the final surviving Blockbuster and its regulars, Be Kind Rewind has clerks remaking the films they erased, and Rewind This! explores VHS collectors. High Fidelity, Empire Records and Clerks round out the six.

The Last Blockbuster (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A documentary follows the last surviving Blockbuster Video store and its devoted regulars.

Directed by Taylor Morden · 1h 26m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store

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Rewind This! (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A documentary explores the cultural impact and passionate collector community of the VHS tape.

Directed by Josh Johnson · 1h 34m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Be Kind Rewind (2008)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Two video store clerks accidentally erase their whole stock and remake the films themselves.

Directed by Michel Gondry · 1h 42m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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High Fidelity (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A heartbroken record shop owner revisits his top five worst breakups to understand his own romantic failures.

Directed by Stephen Frears · 1h 53m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Empire Records (1995)

TMDB ★ 6.5

The eccentric staff of an independent record shop spend one chaotic day fighting to save it from a corporate buyout.

Directed by Allan Moyle · 1h 30m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Clerks (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 90% Metacritic 70

Kevin Smith's two convenience-store clerks bicker through one absurd, plotless day of customers.

Directed by Kevin Smith · 1h 32m · Rated R

7 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Video Store Movies of All Time

The Last Blockbuster (2020)

Rewind This! (2013)

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

High Fidelity (2000)

Empire Records (1995)

Clerks (1994)

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