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Why Vidmired

Finding something to watch shouldn't take longer than the show itself.

Most nights, my wife and I would hopelessly browse streaming services and cross-reference reviews, yet quickly tire out and give into individually doomscrolling.

Vidmired is your prestige picker that helps you find a title fast.

I love holiday flicks, cheesy rom-coms, and mindless action films, but those won't be covered here. Vidmired is a prestige picker that points out buzzy titles loved by experts and audiences so you can start streaming quickly.

I worked at a major streaming service for nearly a decade. Vidmired started as a passion project born from a frustration of how hard it was to find great trending content across services.


How titles are ranked

Vidmired leverages public sources to create a single score based on title popularity as well as audience+critic perception. Titles are primarily ranked by popularity. Those that score especially well with both critics and audience receive a boost. But don't take the rank too seriously, it's just a mechanism to get you a shortlist.

Not every popular title makes the cut. Only titles released recently will get surfaced. The most popular titles that don't meet a critic and audience threshold are also excluded by design.


Update Cadence

Vidmired aims to surface the top trending titles as soon as possible, which is why the tool updates weekly. Titles are updated through …