INTRODUCING: Updated IMDb.com Title page experience

We are excited to announce the launch of IMDb’s newly refreshed movie and TV show pages! The renewed page is meant to make your IMDb experience easy and enjoyable, and its design represents the diverse interests of global entertainment fans. The refresh reflects IMDb customer feedback and research designed to enhance entertainment content discovery and navigation.

Please note, we are gradually launching the new design to a selection of IMDb customers. If you do not yet see the design, we expect to make it broadly available in the weeks ahead. Thank you for using IMDb!

For more information, check out this Help article.

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IRMacGuyver

8 Messages

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110 Points

3 years ago

I come here for actual research and the new "mobile friendly" look is too bulky and inefficient a use of space. I need a look that better simulates the old look that doesn't waste screen realestate being cluttered with huge images.

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Is there any way to revert to the old imdb look?

MyOwnProxy

1 Message

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60 Points

3 years ago

The title pages and the new home page do unfortunately look like quickly created wordpress pages (partly because every segment is just sooo big). The top banner ad is far too high - so little informaiton about the actual film is displayed on a page before scrolling down, it doesn't make me want to stay. I wonder if the bounce rate is higher on this new design vs the old one, surely it will be. The actors section with their circular photos is honestly just wierd. Given the option, I would definitely prefer to browse with the older version - although the old version could easilly be given a moderate facelift and better info accessibility without alienating all the people commenting here and on reddit!

plur62

288 Messages

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6.1K Points

3 years ago

Title pages load all info unbearably slow, so there is no surprise why most new and many older movies has much more ratings/views on Letterboxd than on IMDb, some of them even 10 times more. :drinking coffee:

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averebazmadar

2 Messages

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70 Points

3 years ago

In the old website i could add titles by hovering he "+" button located on movie images. In the new website this popup does not appear and it drives me crazy. Am I the one who could not figure it out how to quick add movies to lists or this feature just dissapeared?

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Quick add to list dropdown dissapeared in new IMDb

bderoes

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5.1K Messages

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118.5K Points

It's you. There's a clear Add to Watchlist button, with a downarrow that invokes the dropdown. In this image you see the result of clicking the arrow, and the arrow itself off to the right, with the word Watchlist still vislble.

3 years ago

smoak511

4 Messages

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90 Points

3 years ago

Please have the full release date at the top of the page. All there is now is the year of release. It used to be at the top before the website update.

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Release info

Col_Needham

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7.4K Messages

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180.5K Points

@smoak511 Thanks for the feedback; we do display the most relevant full release date for titles being released in the future via the "Coming Soon" section over on the right of title page, just below the trailer. For example, see https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654/ (this currently works for titles which have not been released anywhere in the world, we have a software fix pending to make this appear whenever a title has not been released specifically in your country).

There's more context available around the placement and linkage of title years and release dates available at https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/introducing-updated-imdbcom-title-page-experience/60a40631c1307254c6cc1b0d?commentId=60fc71226f53997374be8259&replyId=6103ed77e7ad7876d4359f06

3 years ago

samofnine

36 Messages

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486 Points

This is when links don't work anymore [rofl]

@Col_Needham When I click on the link https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/introducing-updated-imdbcom-title-page-experience/60a40631c1307254c6cc1b0d?commentId=60fc71226f53997374be8259&replyId=6103ed77e7ad7876d4359f06 it jumps right to this point - so no more context.

Besides... if I want to go to the details section, I have to scroll down! If I cklick on the all topics menu, I can't go to the details section, because it has no link! I can only click and go to the subsections directly, which is what I don't want. I want to have an overlook on the details. So if you want to continue this charade with click and lose, why don't do only the head section and link everything else like before the change? Because how the title pages are at the moment, they have absolutely no value! You have to go to a subpage to get the infos you want! (except you only want to watch the trailer or the poster)

3 years ago

krusty_theclown

6 Messages

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290 Points

3 years ago

Can't see the release date on the new IMDB graphic look. Only year.

Just to give an example: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10696896/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Stillwater are only shown as 2021 release in top left corner.

And cast are kind of hidden, instead of just being shown vertical.

Please fix IMDB back to how it was before. Thanks.

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Can't see the release date on the new IMDB graphic look.

yonahred

2 Messages

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70 Points

3 years ago

used to be that one could click on the year of release and get a list of all movies released in a certain year. the new format has eliminated this. this is very very very bad. help

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled changed format

Col_Needham

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7.4K Messages

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180.5K Points

@yonahred You can search by year via advanced title search @ https://www.imdb.com/search/title/ (which you can reach via the menu to the left of the search box at the top of every IMDb page - change the menu from “All” to “Advanced Search” to access advanced title search and other searches).

For example, all 2021 movies -> https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&release_date=2021-01-01,2021-12-31

Or a little bit complex, all English language movies from 2010+ sorted by the number of votes -> https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature&release_date=2010-01-01,&languages=en&sort=num_votes,desc&count=250

Hope this helps.

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3 years ago

cougs

22 Messages

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298 Points

It's a good result, though could you have a link back to the advanced search? Looking at this page it doesn't seem like you can easily adjust the criteria for the search, just the sort.

3 years ago

jeorj_euler

10.7K Messages

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225.5K Points

Circuitous but creative.

— Jeorj Euler, an IMDb regular registrant

3 years ago

jtmacha

13 Messages

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226 Points

@Col_Needham Well as long as we can go out of our way tonuse a feature that used to be easy, then it's fine.

3 years ago

Col_Needham

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@jtmacha Release dates are more complicated than most people appreciate; we store premiere release dates, festival release dates, wide theatrical release dates, TV release dates, streaming release dates, and more depending on title types. See the guide at https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/release-dates/GVUUDEPJNAW6G35P

Thanks largely to changes in digital distribution via increased streaming options, a specific title's release journey is more complex than it used to be (and it is only going to get worse, for example, we now have simultaneous wide theatrical releases and wide streaming releases via Disney and Warner Bros). Things were much simpler in the past vs. today where different customers have different needs depending upon how they watch movies and shows, which means the context of the release date information is more important.

The year on the title page used to link to an advanced title search result showing all titles released in that same year. This was interesting information for some customers, however, much more important to most customers is seeing the full details on how the title they are looking at was released. Our research and testing showed that customer needs are better served by linking the year to the full set of release dates for the specific title vs. a general search result.

As to why we do not have the full release date there, it avoids the confusion created by placing a date so prominently which may not be one which the customer expects. Our testing showed this was especially problematic for titles which had already been released. Instead now for titles which have not been released, we place the most relevant "Coming Soon" release date in the top section of the page in the same area where viewing options appear once showtimes are available or the title is available to stream or watch via other methods. For example, on https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654/ (red highlighting added):

Significant research, testing, and live click-data from millions of customers has gone into this (and many aspects of the title redesign). We understand that individual customers have legitimate complaints which impact how they interact with IMDb, however, we have to optimise for the common use cases, sorry.

Hope this helps.

3 years ago

jeorj_euler

10.7K Messages

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225.5K Points

Well, that's a good explanation, thank you, Col Needham, but would it really be so much of a problem to display the earliest wide release date for movies that can no longer be considered new?

— Jeorj Euler, an IMDb regular registrant

3 years ago

wabby111

2 Messages

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70 Points

3 years ago

I can no longer rate a show. A page for a show will load and then immediately go away to a page with no option to rate. Why has this changed?

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Can't Rate Shows

ez009

10 Messages

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344 Points

3 years ago

In regards to the Title section at the top of the page..
I much preferred the old layout.

- having the (Year) listed in parenthesis after the title.
- the full release date and country

- the genre

These are the vitals needed at a glance

and were better being together at the top.
The giant genre buttons i'm guessing are trying catering to mobile? - but the true functionality lies in getting the INFO you need without having to go on an easter egg hunt.

If you could compromise with your old base users here by reining in this sprawl and compacting some of the bloat, I think we could deal with it.

here's a comparison gif of old vs new w/annotation.

chribren

122 Messages

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3.8K Points

@ez009 Agreed. Even in the new version, why couldn't all these basic information just be on top like they did in the old version? Now they're just misplaced, in my opinion. Also, we even have to scroll or click more just to see some of the basic information. And that's utterly annoying.

Additionally, when I scroll down to look for some of the basic stuff, I scroll fast over the giant cast pics and the "More Like This" part, which in my opinion are just too much for me.

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3 years ago

williamstriegel

4 Messages

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110 Points

3 years ago

This new page format has made everything worse, it takes longer to get the information. When your on a movie's page, and its ugly display of cast shows one bit of information and "..." that you have to click on to get the rest of the info.... "lets add more steps and make everything look circular!" whos idea is this? This change has reminded me of when the imdb.com home page was changed, that too was for the worse and I hate myself for not speaking up about it when it first changed... because its still like that and i'm unfortunately living with it...

I think a "themes" addition to the website would be the best option, giving you freedom to change things (for whatever reason) but also let people keep the efficient old style pages.

I hate how much I use and rely on this website now that they keep making it worse.

Please help.

mgregorio

3 Messages

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80 Points

3 years ago

Two specific complaints that you should address and have not. Go to the home page. Type into the search box. The letters do not appear immediately. This is so obvious, I cannot figure out why you do not know this is a problem and have not fixed it. I have fixed it. I do not go to the imdb home page, ever!

The second complaint is more basic. IMDb is not a data base. It is a compendium. It is a collection of information about movies. It does not present a database interface into that information. For example, if i want to find the movies in which Jack Nicolhson and Meryl Streep acted there is no direct way on IMDb. Google or any other search engine is more direct. If you know the title or the actor or producer or whatever, you can find it. Otherwise you are out of luck.

Why should you be concerned about how I think about your change to the interface? I am not generally a contributor. I have provided a few reviews, not under this name. Recently, I provided a correction to what I regarded to be an incorrect entry. I had seen the entry and it had bothered me for some time.

As things stand now, I would not have seen the incorrect entry.

My final word to IMdb management. Just because someone accesses a page does not mean they read what is on the page presented to them. Furthermore sometimes what they are presented on the page is so irritating they do what they can to block what they do not want to see but in the end if they cannot block what they do not want to see, they do not go to the page.

ACT_1

8.6K Messages

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176.9K Points

@mgregorio

Joined Thu, Jul 1, 2021

... For example, if i want to find the movies in which Jack Nicolhson and Meryl Streep acted there is no direct way on IMDb...

Find Jack Nicolhson
No results found for "Jack Nicolhson"

Jack Nicholson
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000197/

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Feature Film/TV Episode/Video/TV Movie/TV Special/TV Mini-Series/Documentary/Video Game/Short Film, with Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?roles=nm0000197,nm0000658&title_type=feature,tv_episode,video,tv_movie,tv_special,mini_series,documentary,game,short

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3 years ago

pascal_baspeyras

58 Messages

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650 Points

@mgregorio IMDb's advanced search is very powerful. It is possible to find the movies in which Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep acted together.

https://www.imdb.com/search/common/

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?roles=nm0000197,nm0000658&title_type=feature,tv_episode,video,tv_movie,tv_special,mini_series,documentary,game,short

3 years ago

pascal_baspeyras

58 Messages

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650 Points

Because IMDb's homepage is awful,

https://www.imdb.com/search/common/

is the page that I've bookmarked to go to the IMDb.

It's a very lighweight page and from it I can do all my favorite searches.

;-)

3 years ago

mgregorio

3 Messages

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80 Points

3 years ago

A simple question, why is it better to have the cast list in two columns rather than one? Second simple question, why is it better to have the cast pictures round rather than square? Third simple question, why are the cast entries so large?

MxGeorgeWhite

80 Messages

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1.1K Points

3 years ago

The other problem is the All Topics bracket doesn't always load when the signal's a bit grim, well when it was a permaent sidebar, it would always be there.

Is it all designed to get more clicks to help add more spurious content, well if that's true, then why not delete all the spurious amateur content, music videos, web shows, video games, ads, fan films and audio-only content.

(After all, TMDB are doing this)

usamike

45 Messages

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780 Points

3 years ago

again, the same error banner.
cats are nothing to do with me or the movie i visit the page !

we need to have a button to say "this ad is wrong with me and with the movie"

purimein

14 Messages

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300 Points

@usamike

I suggest you a good ad blocker ;)

3 years ago

usamike

45 Messages

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780 Points

@purimein

thank for the suggestion but i'd prefer a useful advert !

ad blocker are slowing any webpage. i only blocked from my router/firewall the abusived adverts like Criteo ad.
amazon ad and google ad looks good (i mean in relation of my hobbies)

3 years ago

pascal_baspeyras

58 Messages

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650 Points

@usamike In my experience it's the contrary, ad blockers tend to speed up websites, sometimes by a wide margin.

3 years ago

plur62

288 Messages

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6.1K Points

@pascal_baspeyras

IMDb title pages are equally slow with or without ad blocker (tested). 😝

3 years ago

jeorj_euler

10.7K Messages

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225.5K Points

That's because of all the scripts that the pages tell the browser software to load.

— Jeorj Euler, an IMDb regular registrant

3 years ago

pascal_baspeyras

58 Messages

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650 Points

@plur62 I was referring to my experience before and after I installed an ad blocker, I didn't make the test with IMDb. It was very common to have a webpage seemingly displayed but if you looked at the bottom left of your browser you could see that some ad scripts were still being loaded for several seconds. With an extension like ublock origin, all those scripts are not even called at all.

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3 years ago

jtmacha

13 Messages

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226 Points

3 years ago

Wow. We are at 37 pages of complaints now. Please change it back. I've heard there is a way to use CSS to change pages to a previous layout and I'm sure someone can make an extension to fix this for people who actually care about the usability of the site.

jeorj_euler

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225.5K Points

A trick with CSS wouldn't be sufficient for that purpose. CSS can be used, however, to design web pages that have slightly varying appearances based on the dimensions of the browsing window.

— Jeorj Euler, an IMDb regular registrant

3 years ago