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Search by character names in Advanced Title Search
We’re pleased to share that you can now search for a character in Advanced Title Search. With the re-introduction of this functionality, you will see all the Titles in which a character appears when you search for them by name. Long-time IMDb users may remember previous versions of character-based search; with this launch, we are reintroducing the functionality in an improved form, built on our redesigned Advanced Search feature. To get started, go to Advanced Title Search (imdb.com/search), open the section labeled “Characters” on the left side of the page, and enter the name of a character you’d like to find.
- The IMDb Team
bderoes
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2 months ago
Hooray for character search!
So when you specify 2 characters, the logic is OR?
This search for "indiana jones" and "bugs bunny" yields 991 results.
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=!tv_series&characters=indiana%20jones,bugs%20bunny&count=250&sort=release_date,asc
I would think AND would be more useful, and a way to specify AND/OR would be best, on any parameter, not just characters.
I tried inserting ! before "indiana" in the url, and nothing different came back. So NOT isn't supported?
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23 days ago
Searching on a character, as you describe above, only seem to list roles with the same name. Ex. for "Jack Ryan" it will not only list movies and tv-show with "Jack Ryan" (the Tom Clancy fictional character), but every other movies and tv-shows sharing the same name as well.
I made a suggestion on a different post (see below, regarding a "character"-page). A unique character-page would be great linking together movies and tv-show, but also photos, quoutes and various info about one specific character.
In my head, the actual info is already on IMDb, its just about organizing and linking it together.
https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/character-page/6661c064cdd073118e79186f?commentId=6661c9c2cf3b184ed2631705&replyId=666ae07ee2a02b53429f7df2
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bderoes
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This search yields 89 results
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?characters=jack%20ryan
This search yields 120, with some same titles visible:
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?role=nm0002007
Yet this yields no results:
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?role=nm0002007&characters=jack%20ryan
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