Show HN: What Did I Watch? – Describe any movie/show and AI finds it

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I built this after seeing a tweet where someone was trying to describe a show from their childhood and nobody could figure it out. You type what you remember — even if it's vague or wrong — and Claude AI identifies the movie, show, cartoon, or anime. TMDB provides the posters, ratings, and metadata. Each result includes links to JustWatch, Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube, and Google to find where to watch it. Supports 20 languages and voice input via Web Speech API. Stack: Python, Flask, Claude API (Anthropic), TMDB API, vanilla JS frontend. Deployed on Render free tier. Source: https://github.com/SaraTnazari/whatdidIwatch Would love feedback — especially on accuracy. Try it with something obscure and let me know if it gets it right.

This is fun :)

And frighteningly good at guessing what I'm throwing at it. Makes a good reverse guessing game: Find something it doesn't get right.

My only success so far:

A cleaner is hopelessly out of his element when his victim wakes up.

(La Femme Nikita)

Got another one:

Hugo Weaving laughs manically.

It assigns this to the original The Matrix and doesn't mention the sequels. I guess it can't distinguish between them?

Edit: And another one :)

A western hero wants to retire but is forced into a last big battle against all odds by his biggest fan.

(My Name is Nobody)

Aaand another one:

Two men identify classical music pieces by the ads that use them as background music.

(The Intouchables)

haha, good idea, thanks

Fantastic.

Thank you !

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