AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an

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with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by

RhythmOne RhythmOne , a subsidiary of Nexxen, is an American digital advertising technology company that owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel. Blinkx was founded in 2004, went public on the Alternative Investment Market, ...

History

AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist

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, who also founded

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and

AllGame RhythmOne , a subsidiary of Nexxen, is an American digital advertising technology company that owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel. Blinkx was founded in 2004, went public on the Alternative Investment Market, ...

. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data is accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007,

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acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties

, AllMovie and AllGame were sold by

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in August 2013 to All Media Network, LLC. The buyers also include the original founders of

SideReel SideReel is a television show tracking website. The site, while not a production or publishing entity, gives users access to various discussions, reviews, and news articles related to shows; it acts as a medium for users to access content center ...

and Ackrell Capital investor Mike Ackrell. RhythmOne offices are located in

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, and

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, United States. In March 2024, AllMovie announced that they have moved to a different data provider. The site added a "collections" feature for organizing films (e.g. ''

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'' films in the "Skywalker Saga") and information on where films can be

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, but removed elements including professional reviews and DVD information.

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External links

* {{Official, http://www.allmovie.com 1998 establishments in California AllMusic American film review websites Entertainment companies based in California Internet properties established in 1998 Mass media companies established in 1998 Online film databases

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