Filters first, then a short list.

What you set

• Film or TV show. That choice is first because the catalogs are separate.
• Up to two genres. Two genres means both must match, so the pool gets small fast.
• IMDb rating. Any leaves the floor open. 7+ keeps titles scored at least 7.0. The old bands such as 7–8 are gone.
• A from-year and a to-year. Leave either as Any if you only care about one end.
• Platform, if you only want titles JustWatch currently ties to a service such as Netflix or BBC iPlayer. Any ignores that filter and still shows Watch on afterwards.
• Where you watch. That country is used for offers. On a first visit it follows the country of the connection, then stays if you change it.

What comes back

The first card is the one to start with: score, trailer, plot, save, watched, and where it is offered. The cards under it are other matches from the same draw, so you can reject the top pick without starting again. Sort those by rating or year after they appear.

Search is separate from the draw. Type a title and press Enter when the short list is not the one you meant. That is the faster way to tick Watched on something you already know.

Signed-in behaviour

Watched titles are stored on your account and left out of later draws. Saved titles are split into Films and Shows. A named list is extra: create it on Saved, then add a title from the save prompt or from the detail panel. Signing out does not delete them. It only hides them until you sign in again.

Limits worth knowing

A tight combination can return nothing. Horror plus Western, 9+, and a single recent year is a real example. Widen one filter instead of redrawing the same empty set. Platform filters depend on JustWatch’s country catalogs, so a UK-only service will not fill a draw set to another country. Trailers are missing when the catalog has no YouTube id.

For a practical way to set the filters, read what to watch tonight.