Same Title, Different Movie or TV Series

Separate remakes, country editions and similarly named films before choosing a season or viewing option.

Use the year and cast together

The Office from 2001 and The Office from 2005 are different television productions. The British and American Shameless series likewise have separate episode histories. A season number makes sense only after you have chosen the production. Search the name, read the year and open the cast details before saving a checkpoint.

Not every repeated name is a remake

Legend 1985 and Legend 2015 tell unrelated stories. The Covenant 2006 is not Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 2023. Nobody's Fool 1994 and Nobody's Fool 2018 should not be merged because the title matches. Our same-name selection puts useful comparisons close together.

Animated and live-action editions

The Little Mermaid 1989 and 2023 have different casts, running times and viewing listings. Halloween 1978 and 2018 also require attention to the exact year. Check the destination once more after following Watch now, especially if a search page returns several editions.

Country and television runs matter

Doctor Who appears in distinct recorded runs. Big Brother here is identified as the American production, while the included Love Island is the British 2015 series. Do not carry episode numbering or contestants from another country's edition. If you are unsure, remove the season from your query, choose the right show and then inspect its recorded seasons.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final and The Beginning

Both films were released in 2021. The Final and The Beginning are separate features; choose the named installment rather than treating the combined search phrase as one film.

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Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.

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Doctor Who: three recorded runs

Start with 1963 for the classic run, 2005 for the revival or 2024 for the newer run. Season numbering belongs to the selected series.

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Doctor Who (1963)

Classic series · 1963

26 seasons recorded
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The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

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Doctor Who (2005)

Revival series · 2005

13 seasons recorded
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The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

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Doctor Who (2024)

New series · 2024

2 seasons recorded
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The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

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The Office: British and American series

The Slough office and the Scranton office have different casts and episode histories.

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The Office (2001)

United Kingdom · original 2001 series

2 seasons recorded
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Nightmare boss. Tedious colleagues. Pointless tasks. Welcome to Wernham Hogg. Fancy a tea break with David Brent? Classic comedy from the archive.

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The Office (2005)

United States · 2005 series

9 seasons recorded
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The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

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Shameless: choose the country first

Both productions reach seasons nine and ten. The number alone does not tell you whether you have the British or American Gallagher family.

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Shameless (2004)

United Kingdom · 2004 series

11 seasons recorded
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The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in Steve, a young middle class lad who falls for Fiona, the oldest sibling, and increasingly finds himself drawn to this unconventional and unique family. Anarchic family life seen through the eyes of an exceptionally bright fifteen year old, who struggles to come of age in the context of his belligerent father, closeted brother, psychotic sister and internet porn star neighbors.

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Shameless (2011)

United States · 2011 series

11 seasons recorded
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Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

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The Lincoln Lawyer: film or series

The 2011 film is a single feature. The 2022 television production has its own cast and seasons.

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The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

English original

119 min
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Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Mick spends most of his time defending petty crooks and other bottom-feeders, so it comes as quite a surprise when he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy who is accused of attempted murder. However, what Mick initially thinks is an open-and-shut case with a big monetary reward develops into something more sinister.

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The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)

English original

4 seasons recorded
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Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.

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Nobody’s Fool: two different stories

The 1994 Paul Newman film and the 2018 Tiffany Haddish comedy share a name, not a continuing storyline.

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Nobody's Fool (1994)

English original

110 min
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A rascally man nearing retirement juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.

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Nobody's Fool (2018)

English original

110 min
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After serving five years in prison, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get back on her feet. The feisty ex-con becomes suspicious and concerned when Danica tells her that she's in a long-distance, online relationship with a mysterious man she's never seen. As the polar opposites start to collide, Tanya soon discovers that her sibling's picture-perfect life may not be what it seems.

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Obsession: check the release year

The 1976 Brian De Palma film is separate from the 2026 Curry Barker feature.

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Obsession (2026)

English original

109 min
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After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

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The Covenant: different kinds of danger

The 2006 supernatural thriller is not Guy Ritchie’s 2023 military drama.

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The Covenant (2006)

English original

97 min
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Four young men who belong to a supernatural legacy are forced to battle a fifth power long thought to have died out. Another great force they must contend with is the jealousy and suspicion that threatens to tear them apart.

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After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.

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The Invisible Man: classic and contemporary

The 1933 film and the 2020 interpretation approach the premise with different stories, casts and styles.

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The Invisible Man (1933)

English original

71 min
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After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

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The Invisible Man (2020)

English original

124 min
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When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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The Little Mermaid: animation and live action

Choose the 1989 animated musical or the 2023 live-action adaptation before comparing viewing editions.

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The Little Mermaid (1989)

English original

83 min
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This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

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The Little Mermaid (2023)

English original

135 min
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The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

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Sex and the City: the series and the film

The 1998 series and the 2008 feature are separate catalog records. Select the series when you need a season or episode.

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Sex and the City (1998)

English original

6 seasons recorded
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Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene. 

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Sex and the City (2008)

English original

146 min
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When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.

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Harry Potter titles in this selection

The Philosopher’s Stone starts Harry’s school years. The Half-Blood Prince takes place much later. These are selected entries, not a complete franchise list.

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Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.

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Kingsman titles in this selection

The Secret Service introduces the agents and their training. The Golden Circle continues with a different mission.

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The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

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When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

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