The AppStore is no longer a rarity programs from major network resources - Google Mobile App, CNN News, Wikipedia Mobile. It is time to enjoy a movie lover: a couple of weeks ago there was an application by the world's largest film database Internet Movie Database (IMDb), which acquired its own client for iPhone.
IMDb most comprehensive source for those interested in cinema, the resource database contains over 950 000 films, about 3 million. actors, directors and film industry professionals. Resource conducts its work in 1990, and supplemented by volunteers. In order to get the information about almost any movie or actor, you must have iPhone / iPod Touch with OS version is not lower than the third, and knowledge of English at least at the level of the school curriculum.
First of all, in applications reflect the contents of a large resource, you should pay attention to the interface, as basic resource IMDb.com can not be assigned to the samples Saito structure. The problem is the surplus of the text on the IMDb home page, but the mobile version pleases his laconic, logical arrangement of sections.
Unfortunately, at this time, some features of the program are ground only for users living in the United States, for example the entire section Showtimes TV or function, are displayed based on your location and time information on the movies nearby.
Search line: scans the entire database, whether it is a movie title, actor, or lighting designer. We enter for example «The Shining» (The Shining) and get detailed information about the film, release date, rating IMDb, the ability to view a trailer, a genre, a brief description and synopsis, cast, reviews movie.
For parents is available tab with warnings about the content of the film violence, sexual situations, drug use.
Very nice addition in Section Fun Stuff, here selected quotes, interesting and funny stories associated with the film.
Movies section contains:
Coming Soon - information on the premieres of new films.
US Box Office Results - data at the box office in the US.
MOVIEmeter - is rated films with the highest number of requests on IMDb.com. Who leads Avatar.
Top 250 Movies - the most interesting tab, IMDb.com allows its patrons to evaluate the movies, so each painting finds its rating on the basis of these data has been generated from the top 250 best films according to IMDb. There is also the 100 worst films it is available on IMDb.com.
People section dedicated to the famous and not so "People":
STARmeter - similar to MOVIEmeter and displays the number of searches for the POI or another person.
Born Today - informs about the days of film stars the birth of the current day.
As a result, we have received the application, which is more convenient to use than the title page of the resource, is not it a success. Program status is indicated enjoyable for any user word FREE. Let's go to the movies!
application page in the AppStore