Tell us what you love — we'll find your next great watch.
Currently Trending
TMDb β Trending This Week
Pulling this week's most-watchedβ¦
Our Library Picks
Curated by us for you
Reaching for the library shelfβ¦
Our cinephile is browsing the archives
We check every film against TMDb before we hand it over — usually 10 to 20 seconds.
Quick reference
How Watch With What works, in brief
The form
Director or Actor I love
A single name β director (Tarantino, Lynne Ramsay) or actor (Cate Blanchett, Daniel Day-Lewis), or both (Eastwood, Greta Gerwig). Group references work too β they expand to all members. The Recommendation type radio below the field controls what we do with the name; without a name, the radio doesn't matter.
e.g. Cate Blanchett · the Coen brothers · the French New Wave
Recommendation type
Show filmography (default) — their full catalogue, split by directing and acting, sorted by what's most-watched. Similar films (as Actor) — films starring actors with a similar register. Similar films (as Director) — films from directors with a similar sensibility.
Films I love
Specific films you've enjoyed. Exact titles are excluded; other works by the same director or featuring the same actor may still surface.
e.g. There Will Be Blood · In the Mood for Love · Pan's Labyrinth
Films I've already seen (optional)
Strict exclusion only β these don't influence your taste profile.
I'm in the mood for
The strongest signal we work with β a vibe, a theme, a setting, a feeling. The clearer you can be, the better.
e.g. moody European noir · cosy autumnal British comedy · slow contemplative sci-fi
Genre · Era · Length
Filters layered over the rest. Any is a perfectly fine choice if you're flexible.
The engine
Each request: four candidates, then a multi-step verification.
Existence and director attribution checked against TMDb β no invented titles, no mis-credits.
Person exclusions enforced server-side. In Similar modes, films directed by OR featuring the named person are excluded.
Famous-films guard rejects the named person's most-watched titles in Similar modes β we presume you already know those.
Synopsis quality, director diversity (max 1 per director), and genre / mood drift all checked.
Sometimes returns fewer than four β we'd rather hand you one excellent film than four mediocre ones.
Also on the page
Currently Trending β TMDb's top of the week.
Our Library Picks β 150 hand-selected films, refreshed each visit.
About this Director / Actor β bio + filmography panel from any result card. Dual-role people see both sections.
Show Filmography mode β full catalogue split by Actor and Director, no AI involved.
We honour film titles in their original-language script. Multi-director credits get equal billing. We don't pad, invent films, or soften with "while not exactly...". If a film doesn't fit, we drop it.