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Enhance the search engine with exact matches
I like that when you type in a title in the search engine, it gives you a dropdown with some possibilities/suggestions with regards to what you may be looking for (usually it gives you three different options). But here's my problem.
If what you're looking for has a short and simple title, the options that dropdown don't always give you exactly that title. One example is when you search "Batman." As of this writing, the first option in the dropdown list is "The Batman," the new upcoming movie directed by Matt Reeves. The second option is "Batman Begins." The third option is "Batman," the Tim Burton movie from 1989. If I want to search for the 1989 Tim Burton movie, I'm in luck to find it in the dropdown list.
However, this isn't always the case. If I want to find the 1981 movie "Thief" directed by Michael Mann, all I can type in is "Thief." But when I do that, the three following titles show up in the dropdown list (as of this writing) are: "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End," and "Honest Thief." None are what I'm looking for.
The dropdown list of possibilities/suggestions should (when possible) first list exact matches. When it comes to the Batman incident, if I wanted to search "Batman Begins," I should type in "Batman Begins." I CAN type "Batman Begins" and I'm shown exactly what I want. But when it comes to the Thief incident, I can't find the 1981 Michael Mann movie in the dropdown list. If I or someone else wants to find the Percy Jackson movie, they could/should search "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief." And that will give them exactly what they're looking for in the dropdown list. If I want to find the 1981 Michael Mann movie, I can only type in "Thief" (yet it doesn't show up in the dropdown list).
The point I'm trying to make is that if what you type is verbatim compared to the title you're looking for, it should show up in the dropdown list of possibilities/suggestions.
If what you're looking for has a short and simple title, the options that dropdown don't always give you exactly that title. One example is when you search "Batman." As of this writing, the first option in the dropdown list is "The Batman," the new upcoming movie directed by Matt Reeves. The second option is "Batman Begins." The third option is "Batman," the Tim Burton movie from 1989. If I want to search for the 1989 Tim Burton movie, I'm in luck to find it in the dropdown list.
However, this isn't always the case. If I want to find the 1981 movie "Thief" directed by Michael Mann, all I can type in is "Thief." But when I do that, the three following titles show up in the dropdown list (as of this writing) are: "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End," and "Honest Thief." None are what I'm looking for.
The dropdown list of possibilities/suggestions should (when possible) first list exact matches. When it comes to the Batman incident, if I wanted to search "Batman Begins," I should type in "Batman Begins." I CAN type "Batman Begins" and I'm shown exactly what I want. But when it comes to the Thief incident, I can't find the 1981 Michael Mann movie in the dropdown list. If I or someone else wants to find the Percy Jackson movie, they could/should search "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief." And that will give them exactly what they're looking for in the dropdown list. If I want to find the 1981 Michael Mann movie, I can only type in "Thief" (yet it doesn't show up in the dropdown list).
The point I'm trying to make is that if what you type is verbatim compared to the title you're looking for, it should show up in the dropdown list of possibilities/suggestions.
bderoes
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4 years ago
If it had NOT appeared at all, you can continue the search by hitting Enter (or clicking the Search icon "magnifier") or clicking the link at the bottom of the dropdown.
If that had not produced the film you sought, you have two more chances to get there, with "More title matches" and "Exact title matches."
While you feel that an exact match is more qualified to appear on the dropdown, IMDb uses the titles' current popularity to choose what to display on the dropdown. The IMDb choice makes sense to me.
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