Name That Movie: Find the Title Stuck in Your Head
Trying to name that movie you can't quite place? Describe what you remember and we'll name it for you. No quiz, no guessing games, just the title you're after.
"Name That Movie" Examples
Rough descriptions people typed in, and the movie we named
You remember the premise
"A weatherman is stuck reliving the same day over and over"
Groundhog Day (1993)
Just a strange concept
"A man slowly realizes his entire life is a TV show and everyone's an actor"
The Truman Show (1998)
One image stuck with you
"A guy sits on a bench telling strangers his life story, life is like a box of chocolates"
Forrest Gump (1994)
A scene you can picture
"A beach town is terrorized by a giant shark and the police chief hunts it"
Jaws (1975)
You half-remember the gadget
"A teenager travels back in time in a car that runs on a flux capacitor"
Back to the Future (1985)
Only the emotional hook
"A couple pays a company to erase their memories of each other after a breakup"
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
How to Name That Movie
Describe it in your own words, we'll work out the title
Describe the Movie
Type whatever you remember about the movie you're trying to name: the plot, a character, a scene, even just a vague impression.
AI Finds the Match
The AI compares your description against thousands of movies and TV shows to find the one you mean.
Get the Title
See the title and year so you can finally name the movie that's been bugging you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about finding and identifying movies
No. Most "name that movie" pages are quizzes that test you. This is the opposite: you describe a real movie you can't name, and the AI tells you the title. You're not being quizzed, you're getting an answer.
Usually, yes. Type out the plot in your own words and we'll match it to a title. The find movie by plot tool is built for exactly this.
That often works too. Describe the scene or the character and the AI takes it from there. For a focused search, try find movie by scene or find movie by character.
Yes. The database covers classics, foreign cinema, and obscure titles, not just recent hits. If you know it's old, our find old movie by description page is a good place to start.
Just describe it. The search covers both. If it turns out to be a series, our find TV show by description page narrows things to shows.
Add one more detail, a year, a genre, an actor, and try again. One extra fact usually lands the right title. You can also browse recent searches to see how others described the movie they were trying to name.
Let's Name That Movie
Describe what you remember, we'll handle the rest