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Similar Movies
posted by yetissilSTAFFMOD on May 25, 2015 at 1:39 PM
Hello,
I would like to know why the similar movies sent by the API, are not the same as similar movies suggested on the web pages of these movies?
For exemple, the movie "wanted"
Similar movies in APi : Furious 7, John Wick, The Godfather, Batman Begins ..... Similar movie in Website : Salt, Daredevil, HyperTension, Jumper ....
Thank you ...
Reply by Travis Bell
on May 25, 2015 at 5:35 PM
Hi yetissil,
They are not the same system.
Similar movies are still available on the website but the section listed at the bottom of movie pages is now the "recommended" movies.
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/76341-mad-max-fury-road/similar
vs.
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/76341-mad-max-fury-road/recommended
Recommended have not yet been brought into the API.
Reply by yetissil
on May 26, 2015 at 3:36 AM
Hi,
Thank you so much for your expedient help.
Do you have an approximate date planned?
Cheers, Vincent.
Reply by Travis Bell
on May 26, 2015 at 10:12 AM
Hi,
I do not have an exact date planned yet but the ticket for this feature is here. You can monitor it for updates.
Cheers.
Reply by yetissil
on May 26, 2015 at 10:18 AM
Very good thank you. I'll wait forward to it :)
Vincent.
Reply by yetissil
on May 27, 2015 at 5:06 AM
Hi,
Until this feature, is it possible to make a parsing on the page to obtain the names of similar films, or is it forbidden?
Vincent.
Reply by Travis Bell
on September 29, 2016 at 6:37 PM
Hey @yetissil, this is now live for both movies and TV shows.
Docs are located here and here.
Cheers.