AllMovie
{{Short description|Online database}}
{{Update|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox website
| name = AllMovie
| logo = File:Allmovie square.svg File:Logo AllMovie.svg
| url = {{URL|allmovie.com}}
| commercial = Yes
| registration = No
| language = English
| owner = RhythmOne{{cite web | title=Blinkx Acquires All Media Network, LLC – Newsroom – RhythmOne | website=investor.rhythmone.com | date=2017-11-03 | url=https://investor.rhythmone.com/newsroom/2015/04/16/blinkx-acquires-all-media-network-llc | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103022705/https://investor.rhythmone.com/newsroom/2015/04/16/blinkx-acquires-all-media-network-llc | archive-date=2017-11-03 | url-status=dead | access-date=2019-08-24}}
| author = Michael Erlewine
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1998}}
| current_status = Online
}}
AllMovie{{cite web | url = http://www.allmovie.com/ | title = AllMovie – Movies and Films Database | publisher = All Media Network | access-date = March 29, 2014 | quote = ©2014 AllMovie, a division of All Media Network, LLC}} (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors.{{cite book |author= Haddad, Michael |title= The screenwriter's sourcebook: a comprehensive marketing guide for screen and television writers |publisher= Chicago Review Press |location= Chicago, Ill |year= 2005 |isbn= 1-55652-550-8 |url= https://archive.org/details/screenwriterssou0000hadd |url-access= registration |page= [https://archive.org/details/screenwriterssou0000hadd/page/333 333]}} {{as of|2015}}, AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne.
History
{{Details|topic=AllMovie's history|All Media Network#History}}
AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame.
The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
AllMovie data is accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs.
In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million.{{cite web |url=http://mandasoft.com/1/11787/macrovision_corporation_acquired_all_media_guide_holdings_inc |title=Macrovision Corporation, acquired All Media Guide Holdings, Inc. |publisher=Mandasoft |date=December 17, 2007 |access-date=June 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313152945/http://mandasoft.com/1/11787/Macrovision_Corporation_acquired_All_Media_Guide_Holdings_Inc |archive-date=March 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic, AllMovie and AllGame were sold by Rovi in August 2013 to All Media Network, LLC. The buyers also include the original founders of SideReel and Ackrell Capital investor Mike Ackrell.{{cite press release |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131203005593/en |title=Digital Entertainment Veterans Launch 'All Media Network' to Perfect Digital Media Discovery |publisher=BusinessWire |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013}}
RhythmOne offices are located in San Francisco, California, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
In the spring of 2024, AllMovie announced that they have moved to a different data provider. The site added a "collections" feature for organizing films (e.g. Star Wars films in the "Skywalker Saga") and information on where films can be streamed, but removed elements including professional reviews and DVD information.{{cite web |title=An Evolving AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/blog/post/an-evolving-allmovie |website=AllMovie |access-date=February 4, 2025 |date=March 24, 2024 |df=mdy-all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603025540/https://www.allmovie.com/blog/post/an-evolving-allmovie |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |url-status=live}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Wikidata property|P1562|P2019}}
- {{Official|http://www.allmovie.com}}
Category:1998 establishments in California
Category:American film review websites
Category:Entertainment companies based in California
Category:Internet properties established in 1998