Films inspire us. Obsess. Puzzle. Delight. That’s what we think – and that’s why we started Jinni. Because the usual keywords and genres don’t even try to capture the meaty stories and heady experiences of film, and so they’re not much use when choosing what to see next.
Jinni’s social search-and-recommendation engine uses our Movie Genome, a big, ongoing project with the Jinni community to describe video more complexly. Using proprietary technology, a Jinni search takes you inside plot elements, atmosphere, and more – for search that reflects how we think and talk about movies. More about the Movie Genome.
Jinni isn’t a social network, it’s an internet application designed to fit how people relate to movies and TV. And since conversation is part of that, we’ve created tools to meet people with shared tastes, compare preferences, and review and rank titles.
Our recommendations aren’t based on statistics, but on aspects of content you enjoy. We create a complex profile of your unique taste, to connect you with movies and shows we think you’ll like, where you like to watch them – and update them weekly in “My Recommendations.” You can always click on “Why Similar?” for an explanation of why we recommended a title or described it as similar to another one.
A group of people who know Internet, media, psychology, algorithms, systems, and like to argue about movies. (But never anything else.)