Oct 18, 2015 11:28 PM
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I am a huge fan of IMDb. It is a repository of movies and TV series. Recommendations and ratings on this website are blindly to be followed. Its more of a movie or a sitcom discovery site for me. At times when I'd like to watch a movie and am clueless about which one, this is where I stumble upon. Right from genre to a detailed cast, synopsis, release date, countries of release, viewer certificate, reviews and language, there is every info possible on the movie.
If its Hollywood or english series, then imdb is highly recommended for product discovery. However the same cannot be said for Bollywood.
Since the content is mainly user contribution, I feel Indians should also start adding and editing content. The content that is added or edited is then analyzed by moderators and approved or disapproved accordingly.
Starting with the homepage, you can always stay updated with the latest trailers because that's the first thing you notice. Although the site can do with some with major overhaul, the information depth it provides is par excellence. Does not take time to load. The quality of videos is very good.
In my opinion, the website ranks high on engagement owing to user lists and similar movie suggestions.I also like the add to watchlist option. I can create my own list of movies. I am usually lost in the user lists. Just keep navigating from one link to another. For example, I;d like to start a comedy series similar to How I met your mother, I land on the series' info page. I find similar series and also user lists that contain HIMYM. Based on that user list and his shortlisted shows, I know if we have a similar taste and if I should follow his/her recommendation. Accordingly I pick the next series to watch.