What's That Movie Called? Find the Title You Can't Remember
You know the one. You just can't remember what it's called. Describe whatever sticks in your memory and we'll tell you the name of that movie.
"What's That Movie Called?" Examples
Half-remembered descriptions, and the title they turned out to be
You only remember the vibe
"That one where dreams have layers inside dreams and a spinning top"
Inception (2010)
Can't recall the name, just the plot
"The movie about a man who ages backwards from old to baby"
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
On the tip of your tongue
"What's the name of that movie with the talking ogre in a swamp"
Shrek (2001)
You remember one detail
"That film where the guy is stranded on Mars and grows potatoes"
The Martian (2015)
A movie from way back
"What was the name of that movie where a boy is left home alone at Christmas"
Home Alone (1990)
Just the ending stuck with you
"The one where the twist is the guy was a ghost the whole time"
The Sixth Sense (1999)
How to Find What That Movie Is Called
From "it's on the tip of my tongue" to the actual title
Describe What You Remember
Type whatever you can recall about the movie you can't name: the plot, a character, a scene, or just the feeling of it.
AI Matches the Title
The AI compares your description against thousands of movies and TV shows to find the one you mean.
Get the Name
See the title and year so you can finally say what that movie is called.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about finding and identifying movies
That's exactly what this is for. Describe what you can picture, a scene, a character, the plot, even a single moment, and the AI works out the title. If it's truly on the tip of your tongue, our movie on the tip of your tongue page has more prompts to jog your memory.
The plot is plenty. Type what the movie was about in your own words and we'll match it to a title. The find movie by plot tool is built for exactly this kind of search.
This isn't a quiz. You're not being tested, you're trying to recover a title you forgot. You describe a real movie you're thinking of and we name it for you.
Just describe it. The search covers both movies and TV. If it turns out to be a series, our find TV show by description page narrows things to shows.
Yes. The database includes classics and lesser-known films, so even a faded memory can surface the name. Try our find old movie by description page if you know it's from a while ago.
Add one more detail, a year, a genre, an actor, and try again. A single extra fact usually lands the right title. You can also browse recent searches to see how others described the movie they couldn't name.
Find Out What That Movie Is Called
You don't need the title, that's what we're here to find