# Movie concept database? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 11, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740 "2010-12-11T01:55:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/1 "2010-12-11T01:55:42Z")
Hi a few months ago I found out about a huge website that detailed a lot of the concepts/themes of movies and then you could find movies with the same concepts. It might have also included TV shows as well. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![snowmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/2 "2010-12-11T01:57:56Z")
TV tropes! ETA: Wow, I’ve never been first before!!! [http://www.tvtropes.com](http://www.tvtropes.com) ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/3 "2010-12-11T02:00:35Z")
Cool thanks! ---
**Author:** ![BorgHunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BorgHunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorgHunter)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/4 "2010-12-11T02:57:45Z")
> [@snowmaster](#): > > TV tropes! > > ETA: Wow, I’ve never been first before!!! [http://www.tvtropes.com](http://www.tvtropes.com) Congratulations and all that, but it’s actually [tvtropes._org_](http://tvtropes.org). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/5 "2010-12-11T03:26:09Z")
Warning: TV Tropes links. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/6 "2010-12-11T04:36:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Warning: TV Tropes links. Gotcha ya! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/7 "2010-12-11T04:49:01Z")
Moving to Cafe Society from GQ. ---
**Author:** ![J\_Cubed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@J\_Cubed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J_Cubed)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/8 "2010-12-11T05:00:32Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > Hi a few months ago I found out about a huge website that detailed a lot of the concepts/themes of movies and then you could find movies with the same concepts. It might have also included TV shows as well. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? Thanks. The reason you didn’t remember the address is you were opening new tabs until daybreak, when your browser crashed and you passed out at the keyboard, disrupting the transfer of memories from short-term to long-term. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/9 "2010-12-11T07:44:58Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > Cool thanks! Yeah, save your thanks until you finally manage to pry yourself away to ameliorate your sleep deprivation, starvation, and dehydration. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/10 "2010-12-12T01:48:39Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Warning: TV Tropes links. See, now that was a joke. And I thought it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-concept-database/563740/11 "2010-12-13T15:00:26Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > See, now that was a joke. And I thought it was funny. Hi. My Name Is Meeko, and I have a problem with Tv Tropes. Also: > **[Tab Explosion](https://xkcd.com/609/)**