How Ember works
Ember turns a plain-language description into a shortlist of films, using its own analysis of each film rather than genre tags alone.
You describe what you want
Type it the way you would say it to a friend: a slow, beautiful film about grief; a heist that isn't violent; something funny for a tired evening. Titles, actors and half-remembered plots work too.
Ember matches meaning, not keywords
Each request is compared against Ember's analysis of more than 20,000 films — themes, tone, pacing, intensity, complexity and content advisories — so results match what a film is actually like.
Results adapt to you
Liking, saving and rating films teaches Ember what you enjoy, and the ranking shifts accordingly. Collections work the same way: they are built from the analysis, not from hand-tagged lists.
Quick search and AI search
Quick search is instant, unlimited and free, and is best when you roughly know what you want. AI search reads your request more carefully and takes 20–40 seconds; you get 5 a day without an account and 25 with a free one.
Languages and Stremio
Ember is available in English, Czech, German, French and Italian, and the Stremio addon brings the same search and collections into Stremio.
Common questions
- What is Ember?
- Ember (ember.film) is an AI movie search engine: describe a film in your own words and it finds it, using its own analysis of more than 20,000 films.
- How is it different from searching by genre?
- Genre tags say which shelf a film sits on. Ember's analysis records how a film feels, how fast it moves and how heavy it is, so a request like tense but not violent can be answered.
- Is Ember free?
- Yes. Browsing and quick search are unlimited, and AI search gives you 5 searches a day without an account or 25 with a free account.
- Does Ember work in Stremio?
- Yes. The Ember addon adds its search and catalogs to Stremio; install it from ember.film/stremio.