# \[Feature request\] Improved search function **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [December 31, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432 "2015-12-31T02:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kymetro9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kymetro9999](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kymetro9999)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432/1 "2015-12-31T02:40:26Z")
OK, so I have a LOT of movies. Browsing takes awhile, and I usually know what I’m after, so I search on it. Or, if I’m thinking of adding one, I want to see if I already have it. But the search box is too strict, and often comes up empty. False negatives are really frustrating. For example “Spiderman” and “Spider man” brings no results… it’s spelled “Spider-man”. Of course! Another one, “Star Wars 6”, no results. Even “star wars episode vi return of the jedi” - no results. Of course! There’s a colon, and a dash. “Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi” has a match. You can search on partial titles, but don’t skip a word! “lord rings” has no results, but “lord of the” works fine. Searching on actors, directors, and release year would be nice. Maybe there’s a secret keyword to make those work, I’m not sure. Booleans would be awesome. “Wars OR Trek”… should bring up both franchises. Also, a basic error check would be wonderful. One or two character different titles could be suggested. “No results for ‘Tomorrowsland’… Did you mean ‘Tomorrowland’ ?” So, my condensed requests: - Match titles, ignoring spaces and punctuation characters - Match roman numerals to arabic - Match words anywhere in the title, with other words in between - Allow searching on director, actor, and release year - If no matches, check for one or two letter variations - Booleans ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432/2 "2015-12-31T03:08:36Z")
duplicate request > **[\[Enhancement Request\] - Improve search](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/189274/enhancement-request-improve-search)** > > Hi, I’ve long been puzzled by Plex’s search capabilities. It just doesn’t seem to work properly if you don’t provide exact titles for movies or tv shows. Let me give you one example that basically says it all: Take the TV show “Hell on Wheels”,... > **[Smart Search](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/188745/smart-search)** > > Something I would like to see, is search becoming smarter. E.g. If I type ‘James Bond’ then all Bond films are returned. Maybe someone has already requested but I coundn’t find a related feature request… > **[Fuzzy search/transliteration](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/163953/fuzzy-search-transliteration)** > > THe current search function is very literal. While this generally doesn’t pose a problem, it gets annoying with some foreign films and weird titles. Eg: I should be able to find amélie by searching for amelie (without accent), or agents of... > **[Advanced search of metadata](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/112061/advanced-search-of-metadata)** > > I would like the ability to search the shows description and other metadata for media files. For example:   If searching "The Simpsons" and I want to find an episode where homer has a crayon in his brain. the episode title is "HOMЯ" with a... > **[search by director, actor, writer ..](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/93027/search-by-director-actor-writer)** > > It would be wonderful if we could search by actor, director, writer, etc. Not just by title. Thanks > **[Enhanced Search Capability](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/79795/enhanced-search-capability)** > > I'd like to see PMS and PlexWeb searching enhanced. Ideally, the following options would be a big improvement over current searching:   Search by Title, Actors, Director, Studio, Show or Everything. I'm envisioning a dropdown in the search bar... ---
**Author:** ![kymetro9999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kymetro9999](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kymetro9999)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432/3 "2015-12-31T04:01:16Z")
Thanks. I did search on “search” but didn’t turn any of those up… Glad someone’s keeping track! I noticed none of those had an official response… is this anywhere on the roadmap? ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432/4 "2015-12-31T04:14:10Z")
Plex doesn’t discuss their plans or schedules publicly. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432/5 "2021-01-14T16:40:44Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: mother-load of duplicate ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-improved-search-function/129432/6 "2021-06-10T00:45:19Z")