We're excited to announce that on November 22, 2019, IMDb launched a new navigation experience across the mobile and desktop website. These changes provide an improved navigation experience to help you find something new to watch every day.
Select "Menu" to find the parts of the site you know and love, like top-rated movies, celebrity news, and IMDb Originals. There is also easy access to IMDb TV (where available), your Watchlist, your Activity page and account settings.
Select "Menu" to find the parts of the site you know and love, like top-rated movies, celebrity news, and IMDb Originals. There is also easy access to IMDb TV (where available), your Watchlist, your Activity page and account settings.
Claire, Official Rep
Posted 8 months ago
Peter, Champion
I prefer the new navigation to the older one.
I hate the new system. It was so easy to just type in a persons name or movie title.
The new UI is 'cool' but fails at the point of UX. If it ain't broke... don't fix it. They 'fixed' it... and now it takes more clicks, window resizing, etc. to make it work. That's a fail.
I agree. If they don't go back to the original easier way I'm hoping there is another site I can use. This one is way too frustrating.
I just want it to play the preview vids. Can't get it to play anything.???
I don't. It's entirely horrendous. The only thing the new layout achieves is to use more screen area to display less information. At least there should be an option to keep the old layout, maybe as a preferences setting.
IMDb Nov 21 2019
http://web.archive.org/web/20191121002416/https://www.imdb.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.imdb.com/
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IMDb mobile Nov 21 2019
http://web.archive.org/web/20191121041716/http://m.imdb.com/ (Slow to show ? ?)
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://m.imdb.com/
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Thank you so much. ;-)
Some are having problems with Search:
Search option is gone
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/topics/search-option-is-gone
Tiffany Morales
Posted 1 week ago
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https://www.imdb.com/
Change Search box from Black back to White ? ?
Find ...
All
Titles
TV Episodes
Celebs
Companies
Keywords
Advanced Search
Old choices (Nov 21 2019)
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Names
...
Change Celebs back to Names
Some crew Names may not be Celebs ? ?
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Hi! My screen is 1366*768. I have two windows open, one window for each half of the screen. One window is IMDB in MS Edge or IMDB in Firefox. The other is anything else. I used to get the IMDB search bar, but since the change the search bar will not appear if my window is this size. I need to resize the window to a bit over half size for the search bar to appear. This is sub-optimal. It's not a huge deal, but it is the kind of irritating problem that makes IMDB less fun to use.
I miss the watch list information at the top of the homepage, is this coming back?
bderoes, Champion
I miss the watch list information at the top of the homepage, is this coming back?Looking at a copy of the old homepage on archive.org (thank you, Act_1), I don't see anything special about watchlist info on the homepage, versus its display on any other page.
We still have direct access to it on the dropdown menu of our username. I do miss the fact that I could see the latest items added by mousing over the link, and seeing the count without opening the page. (I often use the Watchlist to build other list content.)
BTW, the mobile version has the link with the count, but mouseover does nothing (and I wouldn't use the mobile version on my desktop computer):
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The watchlist link (and count, but no mouseover) is also still there on the desktop version, but it only shows up if your browser window is "wide enough"... that is according to IMDb's odd definition of "wide enough" which seems to give priority to making the barely-visible search box wide enough to write a whole novel there, and only show other stuff if there's enough space left over.
bderoes, Champion
Ah. I have my desktop version set at 110% zoom, which causes Watchlist to be omitted.
Resetting back to 100% shows the link.
Really don't need the search bar to be so big before we access it.
Resetting back to 100% shows the link.
Really don't need the search bar to be so big before we access it.
I have to set it to 90% to have the Watchlist button, but it is not that annoying. I just have to click on my profile
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi all — thanks for your feedback on this. The "Watchlist" button & count is now visible in the navigation bar at smaller screen widths. Hope this helps.
Sarah
Sarah
Taking us away recommendations in the first screen ? Really ? Basically saying give us money for the algorithm or something. The connected world right ? All watching the same things. Culture looses and everyone becomes a mush of working flesh.
Whatever you have done you should un-do it and fire the people behind it. You went from a professional stable site to one that feels like the trainee IT girl straight out of school designed it. Absolutely awful. I can't express how much I hate it. All so some moron on a touch screen can finger IMDB like he would a Rotten Tomato. Seems not only Hollyweird is listening to the wrong people these days. Whoever advised that this was a needed and good idea just ruined IMDB. Congratulations. This better get fixed or undone quickly or I will be looking for the next best site.
This is the most liked reply, I have seen on Getsatisfaction. Congratulation!!!
This is completely true. However, unfortunately, companies tend to never roll back a redesign, regardless of every user hating it. I think whatever top manager gave the final go-ahead will not want to admit making a mistake.
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This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled You Just Ruined Your Site.
Your new site layout/update was not necessary and really is horrible. I hate it. Why can't people just leave things alone? Whoever came up with this needs to be fired. It's more than awful. Just change it back or I'm going to abandon this site. You just ruined it. The font even looks terrible and it looks like it's trying to appeal to five year olds. If I wanted to hang with five year olds I'd go to Rotten Tomatoes. You were on to a winner IMDB now you're going to drive people away in droves all so some pea brain thumbing at a touch phone can dribble out some inane broken sentence nobody wants to read. Those people can go to Rotten Tomatoes. That's where all the mouth breathers go. Don't bring them here.
Your new site layout/update was not necessary and really is horrible. I hate it. Why can't people just leave things alone? Whoever came up with this needs to be fired. It's more than awful. Just change it back or I'm going to abandon this site. You just ruined it. The font even looks terrible and it looks like it's trying to appeal to five year olds. If I wanted to hang with five year olds I'd go to Rotten Tomatoes. You were on to a winner IMDB now you're going to drive people away in droves all so some pea brain thumbing at a touch phone can dribble out some inane broken sentence nobody wants to read. Those people can go to Rotten Tomatoes. That's where all the mouth breathers go. Don't bring them here.
I agree. The dark screen is VERY hard to see for people with poor eyesight!!!!
Where do I enter a movie/tv title to get information thereupon?
Do I really have to go to Google search and enter (for example)
"IMDB Veronica Mars"?
Really?
Do I really have to go to Google search and enter (for example)
"IMDB Veronica Mars"?
Really?
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bderoes, Champion
Matt Stoll,
What platform are you using?
The search box is still visible on the desktop version.
and on the mobile-optimized version (still on desktop).
What platform are you using?
The search box is still visible on the desktop version.
and on the mobile-optimized version (still on desktop).
I'm using WWW.IMDB.COM via Firefox under Windows 7 Professional on a Desktop computer with a 24 inch screen.
Where's the search box that used to be at the top of the page?
Where's the search box that used to be at the top of the page?
Well done IMDB.
I've found it hiding behind the greyed "Search IMDB".
That was not very intuitive was it?
Black entry box on black background.
Click on "Search IMDB" and it is revealed!
I've found it hiding behind the greyed "Search IMDB".
That was not very intuitive was it?
Black entry box on black background.
Click on "Search IMDB" and it is revealed!
But it's not found on phones and tabs. Only in broad screen.
A really, really bad idea! hate it.
A really, really bad idea! hate it.
bderoes, Champion
Ole Jon Tveito,
I don't understand what you are missing.
On my Android phone, I still see a magnifier icon for searches on both the app and the desktop version in Chrome.
I don't understand what you are missing.
On my Android phone, I still see a magnifier icon for searches on both the app and the desktop version in Chrome.
bderoes,
Try resizing the IMDB window. On my screen if I have two windows open, half a screen-width per window, the search box does not appear. This is in Firefox and Edge on Windows 10.
Try resizing the IMDB window. On my screen if I have two windows open, half a screen-width per window, the search box does not appear. This is in Firefox and Edge on Windows 10.
My name is Vítor and right now according to the new IMDB i am Vítor! That's awful a I even "change my name" to Vitor but still that error it's still there...
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi Vítor —
We've fixed this bug. Thank you for letting us know about it!
Sarah
We've fixed this bug. Thank you for letting us know about it!
Sarah
I expected the new design to include a direct link to the Bottom 100 of IMDb. IMDb already does that for the top 250 why not the Bottom 100. You can add it just under the Top Rated Movies button. It is annoying every time I want to access it, I have to go to the Cat in The Hat his page or on another movie his page which is on the Bottom 100.
Where I can find "Advanced search" option?
Click on "All" at top of screen. This will produce a "drop down", "Advanced Search" is at the bottom.
It used to be to the right of the search box. Now it is on the left of it. And the search box is now at the top of the page in the black shaded bar.
I can see it on desktop version, but mobile phone version doesn't have it.
Also, desktop version is tooooo slow to navigate with this new unnecessary redisign.
Also, desktop version is tooooo slow to navigate with this new unnecessary redisign.
Ed: Thanks for your reply. I looked at many of these responses and looked at file visual samples. Discovered that the problem is with Chrome browser. On Chrome I have to go to full screen to get search option.It's not hidden on reg screen. It's just not there. On Firefox it is fine--but I'm preferring Chrome these days. So, still have that issue. Maybe web editors will get this fixed.
AHA! OK, that was me just one week ago! Seems like two! BUT, I found out that it was NOT Chrome browser after all. When I expanded the width of the file--it opened up the search bar--just like old times! I've been happy ever since. I use IMDB, like everyday. So for about two days I was so angry and frustrated. But then it worked out with just one simple little solution.
I do appreciate, reading here, that IMDB staff editors or web designers did listen to all our fierce complaints, and they have done something to address this. So, I'm not sure if it was my little adjustment---but actually tonight I see the search bar being all white! Nt the blended gray that kind of hid itself. Any whoooos! It is GREAT again!!
I do appreciate, reading here, that IMDB staff editors or web designers did listen to all our fierce complaints, and they have done something to address this. So, I'm not sure if it was my little adjustment---but actually tonight I see the search bar being all white! Nt the blended gray that kind of hid itself. Any whoooos! It is GREAT again!!
Still no Posters section, though!
Much better!!
The SEARCH is now AOK!! Has been for me for the last week! I am so pleased that IMDB actually reads and studies the complaints we file and they have responded beautifully. I really appreciate this. I use IMDB so much and I was concerned we were going to lose it as I knew it. Thank you IMDB!
My name is Patrícia, with a accent. This new design doesn't read that character, so this is how my name is displayed at the top of the page: Patrícia
And I can't even edit it, because I can't find an option anywhere.
IMDb never changes for better.
And I can't even edit it, because I can't find an option anywhere.
IMDb never changes for better.
bderoes, Champion
Patrícia,
I believe the Login and security options are where you can change the name displayed for your account.
I believe the Login and security options are where you can change the name displayed for your account.
Sarah, Official Rep
Hi Patrícia —
We've fixed this bug. You should now be able to see your name correctly, with the accented í. Thank you for letting us know about it!
Sarah
We've fixed this bug. You should now be able to see your name correctly, with the accented í. Thank you for letting us know about it!
Sarah
bderoes, Champion
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled side by side - no search.
Contributing to IMDb frequently means needing to open a second window to find the proper name/title constant (or do other research). With the new toolbar design, where the search disappears when the window is "too narrow", we cannot open a second window and use the Windows dual-window (side-by-side) functionality.
Please improve the new display to continue displaying all the items on the top toolbar when the window is resized.
Contributing to IMDb frequently means needing to open a second window to find the proper name/title constant (or do other research). With the new toolbar design, where the search disappears when the window is "too narrow", we cannot open a second window and use the Windows dual-window (side-by-side) functionality.
Please improve the new display to continue displaying all the items on the top toolbar when the window is resized.
Dan Dassow, Champion
bderoes,
Thank you for bringing this up.
Poll authors frequently have to have two or more IMDb windows open at the same time to create their lists. It really helps to have all of the items displayed when a window is resized.
Thank you for bringing this up.
Poll authors frequently have to have two or more IMDb windows open at the same time to create their lists. It really helps to have all of the items displayed when a window is resized.
Yes, I am also having this problem in both MS Edge and Firefox.
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Why would IMDB do this on our laptop platform?.
I had no idea what was happening. For the last 2 days, I was suddenly unable to search for a movie title--on my computer, which is pretty much where and when I use the IMDB site. I had to start google searching for "what happened to search bar...." RIDICULOUS! I do not get it! Don't want it! Am beyond displeased! But I did read something that if you go to "full screen".... MORE ridiculous! Another step to go and undo!!
I had no idea what was happening. For the last 2 days, I was suddenly unable to search for a movie title--on my computer, which is pretty much where and when I use the IMDB site. I had to start google searching for "what happened to search bar...." RIDICULOUS! I do not get it! Don't want it! Am beyond displeased! But I did read something that if you go to "full screen".... MORE ridiculous! Another step to go and undo!!
OK! I have resolved this--as I replied somewhere else on this run of responses to the "search bar" issue. I just widened the file and it reappeared. Strange, but an easy solution. But tonight, I'm seeing they have made the search bar more clearly visible--white!
Claire, Official Rep
Denis Ferrara
sydney wellington
bderoes, Champion
irwin silber
Darlene Corcoran
Philip Kemp
Mitch D.
Fred Adelman
Dawn Patterson
bderoes, Champion
https://www.imdb.com/search/title
For example:
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=2019-12-01,2019-12-31&sort=release_date,asc
Dawn Patterson
Michael Wolff
Paul Groves
Priscilla-Lynn Hunt
Lynn
Jeff Coulter
please give me the option to go back to the previous version.
this is unbearably bad.
this is IMDB - not a streaming service page on my ROKU.
JeffL
Brynjar Geir
JC J
Jorus C'baoth
Stan Smith