About Us

Why we did it

Films inspire us. Obsess. Puzzle. Delight. That’s what we think – and that’s why we started Jinni. Because the usual keywords and genres don’t even try to capture the meaty stories and heady experiences of film, and so they’re not much use when choosing what to see next.

Our project

Jinni’s social search-and-recommendation engine uses our Movie Genome, a big, ongoing project with the Jinni community to describe video more complexly. Using proprietary technology, a Jinni search takes you inside plot elements, atmosphere, and more – for search that reflects how we think and talk about movies. More about the Movie Genome.

Jinni isn’t a social network, it’s an internet application designed to fit how people relate to movies and TV. And since conversation is part of that, we’ve created tools to meet people with shared tastes, compare preferences, and review and rank titles.

Recommendations

Our recommendations aren’t based on statistics, but on aspects of content you enjoy. We create a complex profile of your unique taste, to connect you with movies and shows we think you’ll like, where you like to watch them – and update them weekly in “My Recommendations.” You can always click on “Why Similar?” for an explanation of why we recommended a title or described it as similar to another one.

We are

A group of people who know Internet, media, psychology, algorithms, systems, and like to argue about movies. (But never anything else.)

Questions, comments, praise or blame? We want to hear it all! Please write to us at contact@jinni.com. Or if you want to talk business, please contact us at sales@jinni.com.

Hi,

If you like trying new websites and watching new movies, you’ll love Jinni.

We’re excited to invite you to be one of the very first people to try out a whole new way of choosing what to watch.

Here’s your personal one-time pass to the Jinni private beta:
https://www.jinni.com/verifyInvitation?authKey=ba5f244c22f8e6e3d4819a4d71349f2d99edd9bf&inviter=12

You’ll get 10 more invites to share with friends – and a chance to win an iPod touch.

Read about us on Techcrunch, “Jinni Helps You Pick the Perfect Flick”.

Enjoy and please get in touch anytime!

The Jinni Team