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Thursday, 18 October 2012

How to find movie locations, showtimes, reviews, ratings, and trailers using Siri

How to find showtimes, view trailers, ratings, and more with Siri

With iOS 6 your Siri virtual personal assistant has also become quite the movie buff, able to tell you not only what films are playing at which theaters, but provide you with their ratings and reviews, and even play you their trailers.

How to find movies and showtimes in your area with Siri

Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.

Tell Siri to "Find movies playing in my area" or ask "What movies are playing near me?"

Wait for Siri to pull up a list of movies and their show times for today.
Tap a movie to get more information, including cast and crew, rating, synopsis, and the trailer.

You can be even more specific if you want to, and mix in other criteria. For example, you can tell Siri to "find all g-rated movies playing in my area" or "find any movies starring Justin Timberlake playing near me"

How to get information about a movie, director, or actor with Siri

Press and hold down your Home button to activate Siri.

Tell Siri "Show me info on the movie Taken 2." or "Show me movies directed by George Lucas."
Wait for Siri to bring up the movie widget.

The movie widget will contain lots of information and some, like ratings or trailers, can be tapped to see and learn even more about the movie. You can even ask for movies that haven't been released yet, or movies that are no longer in theaters but are available in iTunes or through other services.

If a movie is available through iTunes, an iTunes link will let you buy it right from the Siri widget.

How to watch movie trailers with Siri

Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri.

Tell Siri to "Play the trailer for Despicable Me." or "Play the Despicable Me trailer."

If Siri finds multiple matches, it'll ask you to choose the specific one you wish to view.

This is a great way to go directly to a movie trailer without having to go to the information widget first.

How to check movie ratings with Siri

Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri.

Tell Siri "Show me moving ratings for Despicable Me." or "What kind of ratings did the movie Taken 2 get?"
If Siri finds more than one match, she'll ask you to choose the name of the movie.

Tap on it and ratings will then be displayed from Rotten Tomatoes.

How to get directions to a movie theater with Siri

Press and hold down the Home button in order to activate Siri.

Tell Siri to "Find movies playing near me." or "Find a movie theater near me."

Siri will show the theater name at the very top with movie listings underneath it. Tap on the theater name and address at the top.

You will be routed to the built-in Maps app and the theater will be shown on a map.

From here you can route directions to the theater of your choice.

How to view info on multiple movie theaters with Siri

By default Siri will only show you showtimes for your current location. If you're planning a trip or going out of town and want to pre-plan, this probably isn't much help. You can, however, override the defaults to find out about theaters and showtimes outside of your area.

Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri.

Ask Siri something like "Find theaters in Chicago, IL." or "Find movies playing at the Metreon in San Francisco."

This will make Siri override your current location and look for movies and theaters in the area you are asking for. From here you can view showtimes and theater information just like you would locally.