# Plex search engine is lacking

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-search-engine-is-lacking/921501>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** search\
**Created:** [June 6, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-search-engine-is-lacking/921501 "2025-06-06T14:57:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![conradseba](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/conradseba/32/101164_2.png) [@conradseba](https://forums.plex.tv/u/conradseba)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-search-engine-is-lacking/921501/1 "2025-06-06T14:57:36Z")

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Why is the search feature not smart enough like IMDB, Google and many others?

Plex  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/e/7/be78af4c957d932f29aab5abdf9c3936ffbe6419.png)

IMDB

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/e/c/9/ec92330d1ca97196e4350a3fe79dddbcffa28e59.png)

Google

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/c/4/1c4e56f945b3705c9285cb389165d0e462433018.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-search-engine-is-lacking/921501/2 "2025-09-04T14:58:01Z")

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