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24 alternatives to Moodflix – a movie recommendation engine based on your mood

Last week I released Moodflix (https://moodflix.streamlit.app), a movie recommendation engine based to find movies based on your mood. Moodflix was created on top of a movie dataset of 10k movies from The Movie Database. I vectorised the films using Hugging Face's T5 model (https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/model_doc/t5) using the film's plot synopsis, genres and languages. Then I indexed the vectors using hnswlib (https://github.com/nmslib/hnswlib). LLMs can understand a movie's plot pretty well and distill the similarities…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Moodflix – a movie recommendation engine based on your mood launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1IM

    How you feel is everything. Try our movie recommendation engine based on your feelings.

    2021 · mood2movie.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2IM

    I built MoodieMovie, a web app that recommends films based on how you're feeling right now. Select emotions like "cheerful," "reflective," or even "weird," and get curated movie suggestions that match your current state of mind. Features: Mood-based algorithm that actually works (no more scrolling endlessly through streaming services) Magazine-style TOP100 section showcasing essential cinema Simple, intuitive UI with smooth animations Detailed movie pages with shareable links Tech stack: Next.js, Framer Motion, and a custom algorithm that maps emotional states to film characteristics. All…

    2025 · moodiemovie.top · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Find movies by mood

    2020 · flickseeker.com · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    GPTflix▲65

    Let GPTflix be your movie matchmaker

    2023 · share.streamlit.io · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    Maimovie▲258

    Hyper-personalized AI recommendations for streaming services

    2023 · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Find movies based on your mood

    2024 · jodischoice.com · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Facesfilm▲101

    Just take a selfie and get movies list based on your mood

    2021 · facesfilm.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Pick your horror movie mood, get an instant recommendation

    2015 · killer-flix.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Use recommendation AI that knows every movies ever created

    2023 · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    Cinemate▲181

    Movie recommendations using AI.

    2021 · cinemate.me · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    Stop endless scrolling. AI movie matches for any mood.

    Mar 2026 · moodsflixs.vercel.app · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Find a movie based on your mood or what you want to see

    2025 · its alternatives →

  13. 13
    Taste▲202

    Get movie suggestions based on personal taste.

    2016 · taste.io · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    A movie and tv-show recommendation engine

    2020 · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Hi HN! I built Ghibli Search, a semantic search engine for Studio Ghibli movie scenes (e.g. Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.). Describe a dreamscape like "flying through clouds at sunset" or upload an image, and it finds visually similar scenes from the films. Live demo: https://ghibli-search.anini.workers.dev/ Full Cloudflare stack: Workers, AI Search, R2, Workers AI Open source: https://github.com/aninibread/ghibli-search Would love feedback on the search quality and any ideas for improvements!

    Jan 2026 · ghibli-search.anini.workers.dev · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    A comprehensive movie recommendation engine

    2016 · gowatchit.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Hello HN! I've built a web app that helps you discover new shows and movies you'll actually enjoy by: - Connecting to your Sonarr/Radarr/Plex instances to understand your media library - Leveraging your Plex watch history for personalized recommendations - Using the LLM of your choice to generate intelligent suggestions - Simple setup: Easy integration with your existing media stack - Flexible AI options: Works with OpenAI-compatible APIs like OpenRouter, or run locally via LM Studio, Ollama, etc. - Personalized recommendations: Based on what you actually watch. While it's still a…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18AI
  19. 19

    Get the perfect movie based on your mood

    Nov 2025 · cinephile-ai.vercel.app · its alternatives →

  20. 20FB

    My dad and I had a little idea to build a movie site, where the movies are tagged by what feelings they evoke instead of just genres. This was influenced by how playlists are tagged on 8tracks, and how game levels are tagged in LittleBigPlanet. We threw something functional together, and would like to get some feedback on the idea/site. It allows anyone to tag movies with a variety of adjectives, and for a user to search by them. This sort of tagging would allow us to find movies that are alike, a user to track which types of movies he/she likes, and offer a recommendation system…

    2014 · its alternatives →

  21. 21
    MovieAI▲12

    Hi HN, I’ve built Movie-AI — a platform that uses AI to recommend movies based on your personal preferences, mood, or curiosity. In addition to that, I’m publishing in-depth articles about underrated films, AI tools in cinema, and curated guides for movie lovers who are also into technology. Right now it features: A minimal, fast frontend without distractions 100% AI-powered recommendations (no traditional ratings) Articles about underrated sci-fi films, emotional AI tools, and hidden gems No ads, no tracking It’s a personal side project, and I’d love to hear your feedback on what could be…

    2025 · movie-ai.top · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Movie & tv recommendations

    2025 · its alternatives →

  23. 23
    Mood-E▲1

    Discover movies based on how you feel⁠

    Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Movie for the moody ones

    2024 · moodies.cool · its alternatives →

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