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Subgenre keywords
The keyword guide has new guidelines on subgenres. There is a long list of possible keywords. Some entries such as crime-documentary and music-documentary seem unnecessary given that genres like Crime, Music and Documentary can be combined in any search. These keywords seem to violate your e
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Introducing: Subgenre & Plot Timeframe Keywords
We’d like to announce an update to our Keywords help article, which now defines specific formats for Subgenres and Plot Timeframes. This is part of an effort to make our keywords more standardized and structured, in order to aid title discovery. In short, Subgenre keywords specify which
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Suggested additions to subgenre keywords
shoot-em-up-action Examples: The Great Train Robbery (1903), Winchester '73 (1950), A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Wild Bunch (1969), Dirty Harry (1971), Westworld (1973), Death Wish (1974), Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), El Mariachi (1992), Hard Bo
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Error with adding subgenre keyword "kids-family"
One of the official subgenre keywords recently added is "kids-family", for family movies specifically aimed at kids. However, when trying to add this keyword to a title, a strange error occurs. The keyword is automatically rejected as "not valid" due to being "too subjective". To check and see if I
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Subgenres should not be types of Keywords
A year ago I posted this thread. In it, I argued that IMDB should transition to an upvote/downvote system of applying keywords for titles. It was mostly disliked and rejected by commentors there for fear that factual keywords would be voted off of profiles (a possibility, albeit under that system an
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Sport
The sport genre features the world of sports, capturing the excitement, competition, and personal journeys of athletes, coaches, and teams. The stories cover a wide range of sports and activities, each with its own unique characteristics and themes.Here is a list of subgenres of sport films, which s
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Subgenre problem: Confidently speaking for the logical people in the world...
How can Neo-Noir NOT be a subgenre when Film-Noir IS a genre? How can Neo-Screwball-Comedy NOT be a subgenre when Screwball-Comedy IS a genre? How can Mockumentary NOT be a subgenre when Documentary IS a genre? Erotica, NOT a subgenre? Hardcore, NOT a subgenre? Softcore, NOT a subgenr
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Romance
The romance genre features the theme of romantic relationships and emotional connections between characters. These stories focus on the development of love, desire, and intimacy between protagonists, often exploring the challenges, conflicts, and triumphs that arise in their relationships.Here is a
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Horror
The horror genre features stories that aim to elicit fear, suspense, and a sense of dread in its audience. Horror stories often explore themes related to the unknown, the supernatural, and the macabre, and they frequently evoke strong emotional reactions such as anxiety, terror, and unease.Here is a
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Comedy
The comedy genre refers to a category of entertainment that aims to amuse and entertain audiences by using humor, wit, and comedic situations. Comedies are created with the primary intention of eliciting laughter and providing lighthearted enjoyment. They encompass a wide range of styles, tones, and
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Live Poll: Favorite Subgenre Drama
The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal gro
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Action
The action genre features fast-paced, thrilling, and intense sequences of physical feats, combat, and excitement. The characters of these stories are involved in daring and often dangerous situations, requiring them to rely on their physical prowess, skills, and quick thinking to overcome challenges
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Adventure
The adventure genre features exciting journeys, quests, or expeditions undertaken by characters who often face challenges, obstacles, and risks in pursuit of a goal. Adventures can take place in a wide range of settings, from exotic and fantastical locations to historical or even everyday environmen
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Mystery
The mystery genre features the investigation and solving of a puzzle, typically a crime or an enigmatic event. Mysteries are known for their suspenseful narratives, intricate plots, and the challenge they present to readers or viewers to piece together clues and solve the central mystery alongside t
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Live Poll: Favorite Subgenre Sci-Fi
The sci-fi genre, short for science fiction, features imaginative and futuristic concepts that are often rooted in scientific principles, technology, and possibilities. These stories delve into "what if" questions and can serve as a platform to address contemporary social, political, and ethical iss
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The "1980s" style keywords should be merged into their counterpart "timeframe-1980s" style keywords
Seven months ago, the "timeframe-" keywords (like "timeframe-1980s") were officially announced. Like them or not, the "timeframe-" keywords are here to stay. Meanwhile, the "1980s" style keywords remain side by side with the "timeframe-1980s" style keywords, and the "1980s" style keywords continu
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Poll Suggestion: Favorite Subgenre Crime
The crime genre features criminal activities, investigations, law enforcement, crimes, and the pursuit of justice. Crime stories often revolve around the planning, execution, and consequences of criminal acts, as well as the efforts to solve and prevent such acts. They explore various aspects of cri
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"reference-to-" keywords
I'd like to see all the "reference-to-" keywords changed. Consider this:- Add a new category called Referenced - Remove reference-to- from any keywords that begin this way - Categorize said keywords as ReferencedExample:Reference-to-Cary-Grant would become Cary-Grant in the keyword category, Referen
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"Rebelde" (2004) Keywords
IMDb's guideline is very clear: Episode-specific keywords submitted to the TV series page Keywords submitted to the TV series page should be relevant to and describe the entire series. Keywords that are specific to a particular episode should be added to that episode only.On the "Rebelde" (2004
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Keywords now displayed on the IMDb iOS and Android apps
We are excited to announce that keywords are now displayed in the latest versions of the IMDb iOS and Android apps. There is now a dedicated “Keywords” section on title main pages in the IMDb apps, which shows a subset of keywords that have been voted as most relevan
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