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24 alternatives to What to Watch

A movie and tv-show recommendation engine

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. What to Watch launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Re▲189

    Find your next favorite movie 🎬

    2017 · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Streamin▲283

    The streaming search engine

    2024 · primevideo.com · its alternatives →

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    A comprehensive movie recommendation engine

    2016 · gowatchit.com · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    Whatch▲70

    What to watch - the TV and film social network

    2020 · whatch.website · its alternatives →

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    StayIn▲270

    Answer a couple of questions and get a movie to watch

    2018 · stayin.app · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Movie, TV-show, and book cross recommendation engine

    2024 · titlefindr.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8
    Scoop▲405

    Watch soon-to-release movies and provide feedback.

    2017 · indee.tv · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Use recommendation AI that knows every movies ever created

    2023 · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Use movies as study material for language learning

    2019 · languagelearningwithnetflix.com · its alternatives →

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    Taste▲202

    Get movie suggestions based on personal taste.

    2016 · taste.io · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Movie recommendation engine with filters.

    2020 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Movie recommendation engine

    2019 · suggestmemovie.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    Lingvo TV▲124

    Learn languages while watching movies on Netflix.

    2016 · lingvo.tv · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Find movies and tv series in a few clicks

    2022 · whattawatch.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Find out what to watch & where to watch movies and TV Shows online with JustWatch - The Streaming Guide

    2015 · justwatch.com · its alternatives →

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    Reklist▲69

    Recommendations from the people that know you best

    2018 · reklist.com · its alternatives →

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    The must-have Chrome extension for movie hunters

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Personalized movie and TV show recommendations

    2022 · movietip.net · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Peek▲65

    A timeline of movie and TV show recommendations

    2019 · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Tell me how you feel. I'll find your perfect movie.

    Mar 2026 · filmwhisper.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    I kept running into the same problem: trying to find something new to watch, opening multiple streaming apps, and Googling titles one by one because the apps don't tell you if something is actually worth watching. So I built What to Watch, which aggregates content across major streaming services and reduces discovery to a simple Watch or Skip decision using IMDb and community ratings. I hadn’t written code since high school — this was built over ~400 iterations using Claude and Replit. Still very early and mostly trying to learn how people actually decide what to watch and how broad this use…

    May 2026 · whattowatch.fyi · its alternatives →

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    Generate movies and tv-shows/anime recommendations

    2024 · recommendmeamovie.in · its alternatives →

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