Research Guides: Film Research Resources: Film Web Resources and Reviews

Finding Film Reviews

AllMovie | Movies and Films Database
AllMovie is a comprehensive and in-depth resource for finding out more about the movies, actors, and filmmakers.
Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan, and critical reviews.
New York Times Movies
The New York Times film content including articles and reviews.
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE.com – the Movie Review Query Engine, founded in 1993 by Stewart M. Clamen, is the Internet’s largest database of movie reviews for over 100,000 titles. The continually growing site provides a searchable index of all published and available reviews, news, interviews, and other materials associated with specific movies.

Film and Television Literature Index This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and indexes journals on topics such as film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Coverage: 1973-
Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Performing Arts Periodicals Database indexes around 400 scholarly and trade journals, magazines, books, and newspapers covering theater, dance, film, television, stagecraft, broadcast arts, storytelling, and more. It draws from both current files and selected backfiles to 1864 and 134 publications are included in full text. Coverage: 1864-

ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Click on Advanced Search and then on More Search Options below the Date fields. In the Document Type box, you can select "Review" and search by film title.