When we looked at the IMDB iPhone app recently, we lamented that the app didn’t show movie session times outside the US. Last week, that all changed.
Now when you select the Sessions Time option on the app’s main menu, you’re given the option of browsing through either Movies or cinemas. The app uses the phone’s GPS to determine your location to give you the option of your local cinemas, and by default gives you session times for the day you’re browsing, although you can browse at movie times for the week ahead.
You can’t book your tickets from within the app, and selecting the cinema and then the movie you want to see can put you in an infinite loop of cinema and movie without actually going anywhere different, but it’s still good to see a big global app offering localised versions.
[IMDb app – Thanks Zaheer!]
Travis New
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 11:39 AM“but it’s still good to see a big global app offering localised versions.”
There is already a local offering. IMDb on WP7. Maybe if you looked at all OSes evenly you would’ve noticed…
Steve
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 1:18 PMUm. Pocketcinema already does this, and you can book tickets from it and have the clerk just scan your phone screen.
Stuart
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 2:52 PMpocketcinema has some terrible reviews on iTunes, and from what I read seems to only (or mainly) deal with Event cinemas and miss out the other major chains.
Simon Reidy
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 3:38 PMChill out angry people. What’s with the comparisons to other apps and OS’s? Nick was simply pointing out that the international IMDB app on iOS now supports local cinema times.
Given how awesome the IMDB app is overall, this is a very welcome addition. I can now delete ‘Show Times’ and ‘Now Playing’.
Daniel Weaver-Koenigs
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 9:34 PMComes up with Dendy, Hoyts and Greater Union, so there’s all my locals covered :)