IMDb Redesigns Title Reference View

Please put an option to disable the use of this entirely. I don't like it, nor did I like the previous 'update'. Your update is useless. It sets the genre to buttons to separate buttons (Action & Comedy are separate), whereas the old way was better (Action, Comedy). You put 10 pages of space where 4 would do before. Updating the site with no way to retrieve information is jumping the shark. You're taken the option out of our hands & given it a light or dark view & that's it. You have a button to 'Switch View' already. It's not a big deal to add a third option (go Back to Normal) for those who have been here for years.

It's unfortunate that my main problem (the massive font size of the department names) wasn't addressed. Why can't everything be the same size? It would clearly be much easier to look at und more user-friendly.

And just like that, IMDb contributors are left without the option for a compact, functional view that made parsing large amounts of credit data possible. The new layout is bloated and inefficient, burying information under massive bolded section titles and garish blue links that feel more like a children's iPad interface than a serious database. Even zooming out fails to restore any semblance of usability due to the lack of breathing space on header and sidebar. It is frustrating that a site built on structured data would actively move away from a design that prioritized clarity and accessibility in favor of something that looks "modern" but functions worse in every practical way for the contributors whose additions form its entire basis. Must every website share the same touch-friendly aesthetic at the expense of utility? As I previously expressed, I can totally understand boldly moving ahead with a redesign, but forcing it upon registered contributors with no option to preserve the classic layout is rather tactless. Creating that option is not exactly complicated or costly to do, and the apparent disinterest in doing so is concerning. Receiving continuous comments that our feedback will passed onto the staff team only for it to rather obviously have no influence in the decision making is just sad. This redesign is not just unhelpful, it actively gets in the way of the work many of us do on this site every day. While the redesign of the regular view may have yielded positive metrics, it is unlikely that similar results will be achieved with reference view, particularly given its importance to the site's contributor base, whose contributions I will again remind you are the entire reason people consult IMDb as a source of information.

I haven't looked at it and I know I'll be disappointed. This is the whole reason I've been using the reference pages instead of main film pages.

Also you don't put a '?' where the rating would show. You put an actual number on the Show Ratings.. You used about 5 more times of space Bolding things willy-nilly. Director & Cast I get, but regulate the size. If Director is 12 point, make the director's name the same size. Your helpfull guide about movie genres (Action, Drama, etc.) is laughable as best. You have no idea what I'd like to see. And PLEASE put an option to go back to normal on the Swtch View toggle. It a simple thing. It'll take 3 minutes & then you will be clear (until your next 'update'). This was ill-concieved from the beginning.

It would be great if you could reinstall the space between a movie's name and the brake with the production year in the title bar. I have literally thousands of movie names in a text file which I cannot find any more unless I insert that space when I copy the IMDb name to find it.

@Dylan - Ok - you went to 4 times the size & you're saving space? In what world is that possible. Your users built the site & now you're shoving us out to the wind. My experience with the site takes longer to load, has issues & you can't figure out how to toggle an option to 'Switch View' to a third option. Give me a break.

So let me get this straight—Wikipedia, a non-profit site powered entirely by donations and volunteers, has somehow preserved multiple legacy layouts and kept things fast, clean, and customizable. Meanwhile, IMDb—owned by Amazon, one of the richest, most exploitative corporations on Earth, led by an actual Bond villain oligarch—can’t even keep its one truly functional view intact. Honestly, it makes perfect sense that the site has gone straight down the toilet. And it's not just disappointing—it’s insulting. IMDb used to be a goldmine of precise, no-nonsense information. Now it looks like a knockoff streaming platform, redesigned by people who clearly don’t use it for actual research, with zero regard for the power users who kept the place alive. The fact that this is the direction they’ve chosen—dumbing everything down and padding it with useless whitespace—makes one thing crystal clear: This is no longer a site for film lovers. It’s a data mine for Amazon, dressed up in a UI that nobody asked for. So go ahead, IMDb—have the day you deserve.

Why are the words like Cast and Producer so BIG? Also, why are the actors' names so much bigger than the character names? Need a microscope to read the latter. Same with crewmembers' names and roles. Fix this.

Hi everyone We are listening to the feedback on this thread, which seems to center around the theme of compactness. We launched a reduction in the heading size on Tuesday. This is in addition to the reduction of company row height, and removal of padding around sections, which we launched during the Beta.

I refuse to have mobile view forced on me. No matter how you spin it, that's the end result. I vote with my feet. After 20+ years of contributing, I'm done.

Just saw this new reference view for the first time. I can understand the technical necessity for rebuilding the UI but this new look has a few icks for me. First, the move of directors and writers above the cast is really strange because the same information is literally a few lines above in the summary section. IMHO, both of these belongs with the other crew members below the cast. Then, as others have mentioned, the font size for the departments is too large, it just looks like... screaming at you. The photos should go back to a rectangle shape, the round shape removes information and it just looks weird. Lastly, the entire part starting with "Did you know" down to the bottom should just be removed - that's what the "all topics" menu on the right side is for. Also, these items don't show the entirety of the available information but just the first part without the indication that there is more. If I didn't know any better, I would assume that is all the information there is. I really can't understand why you just didn't rebuild (or aim for) the old reference view (which, after all, only a specific group of people use who like to work with that view) with new technology. This basically would have avoided this entire discussion.

I've noticed that since the new format of title page has been introduced, I'm seeing US release dates for some TV series and episodes, even though my account is set to UK (Account Settings | Personal Details). An example is The Spoils of Poynton where I see US release dates (at series, episode list and episode level) although both UK and US dates are present and UK dates are earlier. These are example screenshots of what I see https://i.postimg.cc/Y0qgnQTM/account-personal-dertals.png (sorry, typo in filename!) https://i.postimg.cc/gkj83qvK/episode.png https://i.postimg.cc/xTZH5J5V/episode-list.png https://i.postimg.cc/WpX0DfJ3/episode-release.png https://i.postimg.cc/W1JZHNYF/series.png I've got "Reference View" selected in my personal details. I presume what I'm seeing is the new layout for reference view. I've tried logging out and back in, to force my accounts settings to be re-read. On another PC, logged into the same account, I still see the old format for reference view, and that displays the release dates for my chosen country, UK. Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation Link : https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/wrong-countrys-release-dates-on-tv-episodes-new-title-page-layout/684c1cfc3a61c86440c6d04e Title : Wrong country's release dates on TV episodes - new title page layout

I don't want to be negative, but I'm not keen. It's not pleasing to look at on a desktop. More to the point, it's not easy to edit, given that you have to click away from the page to add plot outlines, for example. Even as a reader of the page, I can only see one photo per title without clicking for the rest. I get why trivia has been moved, as probably the most-used of the "fun stuff", but I'm searching for it every time. No, sorry, I'm sure it's fine for some, but it would be useful to rework the old view and give an option to view it that way.

I’d like to respectfully express concern about the tone some users have taken in this discussion. I just want to affirm that it is inappropriate that some have taken to cursing and posting insults. We are here to voice our concerns to IMDb staff, and it is counterproductive to not maintain a civil and respectful conversation. That said, in removing some of the aforementioned aggression, I fear that legitimate concerns may have also been suppressed and erased. Among them was a reply I wrote in which I pointed out that the logical motivation behind redesigning a website to have a more mobile-like design would be that a majority of traffic is coming from mobile devices. However, can the same be said for contributors? Does IMDb have data suggesting that most contributors are submitting credit data through mobile phones or tablets? If so, that would genuinely surprise me. According to IMDb’s Help Center, reference view is "an advanced, data-centric view built for our top contributors and is not recommended for general use." Given that, is redesigning reference view to resemble the mobile-oriented general view really appropriate or beneficial? If most contributors are no longer using desktop displays, then IMDb's case for the redesign is stronger than I originally thought. If the data bears out the opposite, meaning that most contributors are on desktop, then this risks being a misguided one-size-fits-all change that overlooks the unique needs of the users who rely on it most. For contributors, especially those working with a high volume of credit data, efficiency and clarity are crucial and can be compromised by a layout that prioritizes aesthetics over functionality.