IMDB Movie Explorer tries to solve that problem for you. Now everyone would be able to sort the movies manually but this could take quite some time especially if the movies are not known or if there is not enough time to make a manual selection.

The portable program for the Windows operating system can scan a folder on a connected hard drive to compare the file names of all file types with movie titles at IMDB. The length of the process depends on the amount of files found in the folder of the hard drive.

The initial release is working best if the file name is identical to a movie title at IMDB. It creates some false positives or will not recognize the movie at all if the file name is different. It should also be noted that it works best with English movie titles as those are predominant at IMDB. IMDB Movie Explorer will furthermore display a rating for each movie that has been identified which the user can use to make the selection.

Movies with a checkmark can then be copied to another hard drive. The idea is to sort the movies by rating and copy only the movies with the best IMDB rating. The program works as it is but the limited identification routine makes it less useful as it could be. An option to identify movies manually would be handy.

Other options that the developer should consider are copying movies that total a specific file size or identifying movie genres along with ratings. IMDB Movie Explorer can be downloaded from the program’s Codeplex profile page.

IMDB Movie Review is a Firefox add-on that aids the Internet user in this task. It basically offers a shortcut to the IMDB site by selecting the movie title, right-clicking the selection and triggering the IMDB Review link that is appearing.

This shortcut actually works not only with movie titles but also other information that are stored at IMDB including artist biographies, directors or tv shows. The add-on will open a new tab and load the IMDB website in it or use an already existing tab if IMDB is already loaded.

The add-on does not provide any other options beyond that functionality. It nevertheless could be interesting for users who look up movie information regularly on IMDB. IMDB Movie Review is compatible with all Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 versions (heck it is even compatible with Firefox 1.5x). It can be downloaded from the Mozilla Firefox website.

Update: IMDB Movie Review Shortcut has been discontinued. An alternative is the excellent Search IMDB add-on for Firefox.

Many users like to look-up movie information when they are browsing on other websites. This can be on shopping sites like Amazon or eBay, forums where movies are discussed or general websites that offer movie recommendations or lists. One usually would have to copy the title of the movie, open the IMDB website, paste the movie title in the search form and hit enter to retrieve the information about the movie.

The extension IMDB Movie Review for the Firefox web browser optimizes the process. It adds an option to the Firefox right-click menu that will directly perform a search for the selected phrase on IMDB thus eliminating the need to copy and paste the information.

The Firefox add-on IMDB Movie Review is compatible with Firefox 2.x and 3.0.x versions but unfortunately not with the latest 3.5x betas. It was however not a problem to force compatibility with the Nightly Tester Tools.

Update: IMDB Movie Review has been discontinued. The add-on is no longer available at the Mozilla Firefox add-on repository. Search IMDB is an alternative that is compatible with all recent versions of the web browser. The extension offers the very same functionality.