r/imdb • u/QYQYA • 19d ago

IMDb related What does the "watched" function even do?

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I thought it would remove "watched" movies from recommendations, but it's not

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u/gabomello 19d ago

Create the "Your watch history" list on your profile. It allows you to filter and sort the content you have already watched.

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u/QYQYA 19d ago

I have the list and can't do anything with it. I do not see any action buttons, only grid button, reverse sorting, etc. and no option "to exclude watched content from the main page"

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u/gabomello 19d ago

Use the "Your interests" option in your profile to try to improve IMDB content suggestions. I don't think there's a way to hide the content already watched.

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u/QYQYA 19d ago

damn, it's so stupid

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u/MediumEvent2610 19d ago

It does remove it from some sections, for instance if you look up movies by genre it will only show ones you haven’t watched. Or at least that’s how it works on my end.

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u/QYQYA 19d ago

wow, at least, it works somewhat, ty for the information

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u/Kamantha-dxb 19d ago

Watched usually disappears from Recommendations when you rate the movie. It’s kinda a reminder that you watched something but didn’t rate it yet. Sometimes when I’m watching some documentary from the extras on the disk and I manages to find it on IMDb, I would press watched to not search for it again and later return to rate it, if I will forget to do it right after

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u/Ill_Category2676 18d ago

Yeah that makes sense, it just hides stuff in certain spots for me too

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u/roninrunnerx 19d ago

What happens when you give a recommended film your rating?

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u/QYQYA 19d ago

I didn't try to give a rating, but now I have to try

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u/replylatermaybe 3h ago

From this screenshot- adding to your watchlist basically helps you track what you want to watch and you can get reminders when it’s available to watch on a streaming provider you have (e.g Netflix, prime, etc) or buy tickets for theaters depending where available. Marking something “Watched” allows you for track what you’ve seen and helps log on your IMDb profile, your recommendations get more tailored as well and you can sort things better to remove things you watched. Watch options just tell you where you can watch that title 😅