Opened 15 years ago
Closed 12 years ago
#12 closed defect (fixed)
SearchMoviesOnIMDB works incorrectly
Reported by: | guest | Owned by: | |
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Priority: | blocker | Keywords: | SearchMoviesOnIMDB |
Cc: | Mike.Shevchenko@… |
Description
In very many cases this API function works incorrectly -- does not find anything or provides a completely inadequate set of results. Example queries which fail: "Pulp Fiction", "Terminator", "Final Fantasy". When the same text is entered in the search field on the web site, everything works OK.
Incorrect results:
Searching for "Terminator"...
{seconds=1.831, status=200 OK, data=[{title=terminator}]}
Searching for "Pulp Fiction"...
{seconds=0.301, status=200 OK, data=[{title=pulp fiction}]}
Searching for "Final Fantasy"...
{seconds=0.436, status=200 OK, data=[{title=final fantasy}, {id=1869619562, title=National Geographic: Hubble´s Final Frontier (2009)}]}
At the same time, if the movie title is formulated differently, correct results are found:
Searching for "The Terminator"...
{seconds=0.801, status=200 OK, data=[{id=0088247, title=The Terminator (1984) aka "Terminator" - Japan (English title)}, {id=0438488, title=Terminator Salvation (2009) aka "T4: Salvation" - USA (promotional abbreviation) aka "Terminator 4" - Japan (English title) aka "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" - USA (working title)}, {id=0181852, title=Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) aka "T3" - USA (promotional abbreviation)}, {id=0851851, title="Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008) (TV series)}, {id=0301928, title=The Terminator (1991) (VG)}, {id=0364056, title=Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) (VG) aka "Terminator 3: War of the Machines" - USA (PC version)}, {id=0096839, title=Assault of the Party Nerds (1989) (V) aka "The Nerd Terminator" - Philippines (English title)}, {id=0068566, title=I familiari delle vittime non saranno avvertiti (1972) aka "Crime Boss" - USA aka "The Mafia Terminator" - Australia (video title)}, {id=0271049, title=The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV)}, {id=0091166, title=Vendetta dal futuro (1986) aka "Return of the Terminator" - Malaysia (English title)}, {id=0268583, title=RoboCop? vs. the Terminator (1993) (VG)}, {id=1446633, title="Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series" (2009) (TV series)}, {id=0077614, title=The Glove (1979) aka "The Glove: Lethal Terminator"}, {id=0267719, title=The Making of 'Terminator' (1984) (TV)}, {id=0391240, title=Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' (2003) (TV)}, {id=0420017, title=No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V)}, {id=0365601, title=Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (2001) (V)}, {id=0301927, title=Terminator 2: The Arcade Game (1993) (VG) aka "T2: The Arcade Game" - USA (short title)}, {id=0368004, title=The Making of 'Terminator 2: 3-D' (2000) (TV)}, {id=0365473, title=The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective (1992) (V)}, {id=0320595, title=The Terminator: Dawn of Fate (2002) (VG)}, {id=1562419, title=RoboCop? vs Terminator (2006) (V) aka "RoboCop? vs. the Terminator" - USA (alternative title)}, {id=1564062, title=Terminator Salvation, Behind the Scenes: Reforging the Future (2009) (V)}, {id=1555852, title=Terminator Salvation, Behind the Scenes: The Moto-Terminator (2009) (V)}, {id=1536447, title=Terminator: The Last Battle (2006) (V)}, {id=1227793, title=The Terminator: Anatoly Onoprienko (2007) (TV)}]}
Searching for "The Spirits Within"...
{seconds=0.576, status=200 OK, data=[{id=0173840, title=Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)}, {id=1634340, title=The Making of 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' (2001) (V)}, {id=0191165, title=Great Spirit Within the Hole (1982) (TV)}, {id=0224157, title=The Spirit Within (1990)}, {id=1528289, title=Dancing with the Spirits (2009)}, {id=0332829, title=With the Spirit's Help (1916)}, {id=0358770, title=Within the Skins of Saints (2002)}, {id=0997493, title=Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' (2007) (V)}, {id=0245471, title=Spirits in the Kitchen (1899)}, {id=0210385, title=When the Spirits Come (1992)}, {id=0332828, title=When the Spirits Fell (1916)}, {id=0215361, title=When the Spirits Moved (1915)}, {id=0062298, title=The Spirit Is Willing (1967)}, {id=0379218, title=A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V)}, {id=1608113, title=Behind the Spirits: The Making of 'Spirits of the Fall' (2009) (V)}, {id=0202429, title=Kapone no shatei, yamato damashi (1971) aka "A Boss with the Samurai Spirit" - USA}, {id=0017399, title=Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre (1927) aka "With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre"}, {id=0493247, title=Gin-iro no kami no Agito (2006) aka "Origin: Spirits of the Past" - USA (DVD title)}, {id=0071687, title=Jak utopit doktora Mrácka aneb Konec vodniku v Cechách (1974) aka "How to Drown Dr. M. or the End of Water Spirits in Bohemia" - International (English title) (literal title) aka "How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer" - USA}, {id=0290408, title=All Riot on the Western Front (1930) aka "The Cockney Spirit in the War No. 1: All Riot on the Western Front" - UK (series title)}]}
Please note that this problem makes the SearchMoviesOnIMDB API call practically unusable!!!
Change History (1)
comment:1 Changed 12 years ago by os
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
I believe this is fixed.