# Plex multiple movie versions! Please acknowledge:(

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-multiple-movie-versions-please-acknowledge/490471>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [November 14, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-multiple-movie-versions-please-acknowledge/490471 "2019-11-14T18:44:46Z")\
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**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:** [November 14, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-multiple-movie-versions-please-acknowledge/490471/3 "2019-11-14T18:53:23Z")

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This is a duplicate and it also asks for more than one feature

> [@More Info in "Play Version"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-info-in-play-version/312496/1):
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> So my mom was trying to watch Return of the Jedi the other day, and she complained that the version I have is “the one with all the stupid cartoon stuff.” Of course, I know I have both the special edition and the theatrical release, but over the phone I was unable to direct her to the right version. Ultimately I deleted the special edition from my server entirely to avoid confusion in the future, but this presents a problem. The information provided by the “Play Version” modal is not particular…

> [@Better automatic Movie Version Selection in Plex Apps](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-automatic-movie-version-selection-in-plex-apps/389737/1):
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> According to the support article for Multi-Version Movies, “When a Plex app goes to play the collapsed item, it will automatically request and play the most suitable item by default” for items that contain multiple versions. I have not seen any documentation beyond this, but whatever the apps are doing to select the version to play does not seem immediately logical. This is most obvious for my movies that have both 4k and 1080p versions of (I maintain the 1080p versions to keep a version with th…

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