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Google’s movie search has gone mobile

November 25th, 2009 by Ken

A recent blog of mine touched upon Google’s impressive search engine capabilities, one of which is perfectly tailored to those movie buffs who love to spend an evening taking to the town for the latest feature. From a simple search of the movie (at www.google.com/movies ), you’re able to not only show those movies playing in your area, but find the nearest showings in your zipcode.

This feature has now gone mobile, with Google offering the very same functionality to those users who’re constantly on the move but always up for the occasional film.

As you would with your computer, visit www.google.com with the web browser you use on your phone (iPhone, Palm WebOS, or Android-enabled device), run a query for “movies,” and select the “More movies” link. Upon that selection, you’re able to view a list of movies or hit the “Theaters” button those theaters showing movies in your area.

If viewing the list of films on your phone, you’re now able to view the trailers accompanying them, see how they’ve been reviewed, look at showtimes, and even take a peek at the movie posters; on the last feature, when clicking on a movie poster, Google offers an informative synopsis of the film – without spoilers, of course – that comes with everything from cast and crew to pictures from the set.

If browsing by theater, you’re given a map of those locations in your immediate vicinity, with an opportunity to select any of the theaters and see exactly what’s showing on their screen and when. If you’re someone who’s well aware of what you’re looking to see, not requiring a list of available films, you can run a search for that specific film – or theater, if you so choose.

Whether it’s when you’re lounging at home or during those times you’re pounding the pavement of your city, Google is there, on computer or phone. This company continues to pioneer how we use the internet, making helpful information instantly available at our fingertips – ultimately, making our lives that much easier.

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1. Google’s search engine is simple but powerful.
2. Google Voice pushes telecommunications forward.
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4. Google makes it easy to combat the flu.
5. You can run FOUR Google Searches in one window.

Tags: Google, internet, mobile, movies

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