We waste 20 minutes picking a movie every night, so I built randommoviegenerator.com

Anyone else get decision-paralyzed by streaming apps?

My partner and I will sit down to eat, open Netflix/Prime/Disney+, and then somehow spend 20 minutes scrolling thumbnails until the food’s cold and we’re both annoyed.

So I made a tiny thing to end the debate: randommoviegenerator.com.

It’s basically a “pick for us” button, but with a few knobs so it’s not pure chaos:

  • genre (or leave it open)
  • minimum rating threshold so it doesn’t suggest total duds
  • year / era
  • language

We’ve been doing a “one spin rule” on date nights: set a couple filters, hit it once, and commit. It’s honestly saved us a bunch of time.

If you try it, I’d love feedback on:

  • what filters would actually be useful
  • whether the rating cutoff feels right
  • any bugs you run into

Posted Feb 26, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC

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