'''GreenCine''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|iː|n|s|iː|n}}<ref>[http://www.greencine.com/static/RentalHelp.jsp/#renthelp40 GreenCine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> was an [[online DVD rental]] service similar to [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ross, |first=Matthew. "|title=GreeCine digs deep", |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]. pg. |p=A35}}</ref> Based in [[San Francisco]], [[California]], with its distribution center in the [[Los Angeles]] area ([[Van Nuys, California|Van Nuys]]),<ref>[https://archive.is/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 Archive.is]</ref> it had a collection of over 30,000 titles<ref>[http://www.greencine.com/static/about.jsp GreenCine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> as well as over 9,000 [[video on demand]] titles. It carried a wide range of [[anime]], rare, and independent studio films, as well as adult films 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 and Amazon.
On 2 February 2015, GreenCine's Facebook page carried a message that the business had closed.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/GreenCine Facebook<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
