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HelloMovies helps you quickly find what movies to watch
HelloMovies is a quick and easy-to-use website for filtering the enormous glut of films into a more manageable list of stuff you might actually enjoy watching.
Using a simple sidebar filter, you can quickly whittle down the complete list of films by genre, style, approximate release date (very approximate – think "1990's"), language, and even by films that won a major award.
Once you narrow the list down to a manageable size, it's time to sort. You can sort by release date, popularity, or rating. I'm not sure how popularity is determined, but the ratings seem like a nice mashup of Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, Netflix, and something called "The Critics' Choice" -- which originates from the Broadcast Film Critics Association. The site also has its own internal rating system that it throws into the mix.
While the site itself seems a tad lacking in suavity or design chic, don't let its simple look deceive you. The results seem very solid, and the interface is usable and fast. I will definitely be coming back to this one.
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Subscribe to commentsAsgaroJun 2nd 2010 5:53PM
Seems interesting, thanks!
aragorn168bJun 2nd 2010 6:18PM
Great. I have been searching for something of this sort for quite a while now. Saved me sometime.. :)
Johnny KJun 3rd 2010 1:26AM
I've been using Jinni for a while for a lot of the same things. They've got a ton of tags and some pretty precise descriptors too. It's also got a recommendation engine, but of course it's almost useless, save for the "better known/lesser-known" sliders, etc.
DianaJun 3rd 2010 11:15AM
I also use Jinni's search engine when I'm not sure what to watch.
johnbondjoviJun 3rd 2010 12:48PM
Didn't expect much as these sites are a dime a dozen but in 5 minutes I have found 2 new movies I need to go watch.