# MoviesLikeThis

> A cinema tailored to your taste — built from the films you've already loved, and the ones you haven't discovered yet. MoviesLikeThis is a film recommendation site with a hand-curated archive of 2985 films (439 with official YouTube trailers, spanning 279 genres and 1811 directors). Rate films on a 1–10 scale, keep a watchlist, import your IMDb ratings, and watch trailers without leaving the site.

## What you can do here

MoviesLikeThis learns your taste from your ratings and surfaces recommendations across genres, directors, and eras. No account required — a session cookie tracks your ratings and watchlist anonymously.

- **Discover films** by genre, or browse the full archive.
- **Rate films** from 1 to 10 on a half-point scale and build your taste profile.
- **Keep a watchlist** of films you want to see.
- **Import your IMDb ratings** from a CSV export and get recommendations instantly.
- **Watch trailers** embedded from YouTube, including privacy-enhanced playback for Made-for-Kids videos.
- **Review your stats** — top genres and directors among the films you've rated.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/): Your personal recommendations and popular films.
- [Discover](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/discover): Browse and search the archive by genre, title, or director.
- [Archive](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/archive): The complete archive, with trailers, ratings, and details for every film.
- [Movie pages](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/movie/640146): Trailer, overview, genres, runtime, and your rating — one page per film.
- [Watchlist](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/watchlist): The films you've saved to watch later.
- [Stats](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/stats): Your top genres and directors.
- [Import](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/import): Bring in your IMDb ratings from a CSV file.
- [Privacy](https://movieslikethis.starone01.me/privacy): Privacy notice for YouTube API Services and cookie usage.

## FAQ

- **Do I need an account?** No. Your ratings and watchlist are stored against an anonymous session cookie.
- **Where do the recommendations come from?** A taste profile built from your ratings, matched against the archive's genres, directors, cast, composers, and cinematographers.
- **Where do trailers come from?** Official YouTube trailers, embedded via the YouTube IFrame Player API.
- **What does a movie page contain?** The trailer, tagline, overview, genres, runtime, composer, cinematographer, and your rating controls.