Google have just introduced a new movie search features, which allows you to prefix a search with “movie:”. This causes Google to search for films relating to the actor, title or search string you have entered. This was posted on the Google blog:

Just in time for the Oscars, we’ve created a new “movie:” operator that enables you to find movie-related information faster and more easily, whether you’re looking for titles or actors, director or genre, famous lines or obscure plot details. Can’t remember the name of that film where Tom Hanks made friends with a volleyball? Search for [movie: Tom Hanks talking to a volleyball] and Google will tell you: it was Cast Away. Want rental recommendations? Try searching for [movie: awesome car chase] or [movie: good chick flick].

Looking for a multiplex near you? Use “movie:” followed by a U.S. zip code or city/state to find theaters and showtimes in your area (a search for [movie: Mountain View, CA], for example, will show you what’s playing near the Googleplex). You can also just search on “movies,” “showtimes” or the title of a current film, and your top result will be movie-related info for your area.

I think I’ll find this really useful. It searches through all the various different movie review websites, and comes to a conclusion to create a star rating. It also provides snippets to the reviews it has found, and provides a summary page giving more details about what it has found. You can view an example search result, or try it out for yourself.