Movie Recommendation Engine Clerk Dogs
An introduction from Stuart Skorman, Founder, CEO and former video store clerk.
At clerk dogs, we believe that humans give the best movie recommendations. That’s why we’ve invented an entirely new engine powered by humans—not algorithms. Our unique database is so intuitive and conversational; it’s a lot like interacting with a great clerk in a top quality-video store.
That’s no coincidence—our database is made up of literally hundreds of thousands of individual recommendations from dozens of former video store clerks. Our former clerks, who understand why customers like movies, have analyzed all the characteristics of movies to create a database that is much richer and deeper than the collaborative filtering engines. Our system was designed to allow customers to interact with our database and to take control of their movie selection experience.
The movie genome project that powers clerk dogs was started when I opened my first brick-and-mortar video store in 1985, and moved to the web in 1995 when I founded Reel.com. Two years ago I reunited the original writers from Reel.com to create this revolutionary new movie recommendation site. We are located in San Francisco’s Mission District and currently have 10 full-time and 25 part-time employees.
We have designed this innovative search engine for the movie buffs who have seen so many movies that they’re having a hard time finding new ones (or old ones) that they will really love. I hope you find hundreds of great movies!
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- Starring: Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, and Alan Arkin
Quirky ensemble comedy about a dysfunctional family’s troubled road trip to support their youngest member’s dream of winning an interstate beauty pageant. Arkin won an Oscar for his supporting performance.
Our clerks hand-picked 46 recommendations for Little Miss Sunshine (2006).
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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
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Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
Effectively quirky indie comedy, set during the 1970s, about an extremely dysfunctional family who move from one cheap Beverly Hills apartment to another so that the kids can attend local schools.
- Starring:
- Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin
- Director:
- Tamara Jenkins
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 90
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The Daytrippers (1997)
Independent comedy about a Long Island housewife becoming distraught after she discovers a letter implicating her husband in an affair. She promptly piles her extended, talkative, and dysfunctional family into a car and scours Manhattan in search of … (more)him.(less)
- Starring:
- Hope Davis, Pat McNamara
- Director:
- Greg Mottola
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 88
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Pieces of April (2003)
Dysfunctional family dramedy about reluctant suburbanites traveling to New York on Thanksgiving to dine with their estranged daughter, who has problems of her own with an uncooked turkey and no working oven.
- Starring:
- Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson
- Director:
- Peter Hedges
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 81
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Thumbsucker (2005)
A moody teenager who deals with stress by sucking his thumb finds that his life changes drastically when he starts taking medicine for ADD. Strong performances make this quirky indie dramedy a standout.
- Starring:
- Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton
- Director:
- Mike Mills
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 95
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Best in Show (2000)
Dry-humored mockumentary follows show pooches and their eccentric human companions as they prepare for glory at a national dog show.
- Starring:
- Michael Hitchcock, Parker Posey
- Director:
- Christopher Guest
- Rated:
- PG-13
- Runtime:
- 90
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Offbeat comedy about a charming but irresponsible patriarch who, after abandoning his family years ago, is suddenly determined to make up with his estranged wife and eccentric, dysfunctional adult children.
- Starring:
- Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston
- Director:
- Wes Anderson
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 108
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Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Quirky, retro-styled hit indie comedy about a high-school outcast and his eccentric friends and family. Helping a fellow misfit run for class president, Napoleon develops his own special skills.
- Starring:
- Jon Heder, Jon Gries
- Director:
- Jared Hess
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 86
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Harold and Maude (1971)
Cult ’70s classic about a suicide-obsessed youngster with a crush on a much older bohemian woman. Black humor mixes effectively with bittersweet romance and spirited Cat Stevens songs.
- Starring:
- Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon
- Director:
- Hal Ashby
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 91
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
High-spirited comedy-drama follows three drag queens on an ill-conceived road trip through the Australian outback. Helped by generous portions of make-up and ABBA, they overcome adversity and homophobia.
- Starring:
- Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving
- Director:
- Stephan Elliott
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 102
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Bagdad Cafe (1988)
A stranded German tourist works magic in more ways than one and finds surprising friendship at a Mojave Desert pit stop in this lively, atmospheric comedy-drama that brims with eccentric characters.
- Starring:
- Marianne Sagebrecht, CCH Pounder
- Director:
- Percy Adlon
- Rated:
- PG
- Runtime:
- 92
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Rocket Science (2007)
Flattered by the attention of his school’s pretty debate queen, a shy teenager joins the forensics squad, despite his pronounced stutter, in this quirky, frequently hilarious, and oddly tender coming-of-age dramedy.
- Starring:
- Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick
- Director:
- Jeff Blitz
- Rated:
- R
- Runtime:
- 101
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