BRADFORD · BUILDING FOR THE UK & BEYONDSHOPIFY PARTNERCUSTOM-CODED, NEVER COOKIE-CUTTER
Natural-language discoveryAI recommendation engineSubscription productAsk Together roomsCustom dashboard

THE PRODUCT IN ACTION

Describe the feeling. Get a film that fits.

Ask The Movie homepage showing a natural-language film request and conversational recommendation interface
Ask The Movie recommendation results showing matched films with posters, ratings and AI-generated reasons

THE PROBLEM

Streaming services keep showing people the same films.

Streaming platforms are designed around catalogues, genres and viewing history. That works when someone knows exactly what they want—but not when the request is a feeling, a half-remembered scene or something oddly specific. People end up scrolling through the same familiar recommendations, while couples and families lose even more time trying to agree.

Ask The Movie turns that frustration into one plain-language conversation. A user can describe the mood, story, audience, exclusions or even the feeling they want afterwards. The product interprets that intent, converts it into structured criteria, searches a large movie database and checks the strongest candidates again for tone and relevance before presenting them.

CUSTOM-CODED FEATURES

One product, several connected experiences.

Natural-language prompt interpretation
Intent, mood and constraint matching
AI-generated match explanations
Ask Together shared rooms
Subscription plans and usage credits
Spoiler-aware movie Q&A
Where-to-watch availability
Saved and watched lists
Referral and promotional credits
SEO publishing system
Custom administration and reporting
Ask The Movie film detail page with synopsis, cast, ratings, where-to-watch options, facts and spoiler-aware questions

WHAT WE BUILT

The customer product and the operating system behind it.

Sales Leak Labs shaped the proposition, customer journeys, responsive interface and full application architecture. The customer-facing product combines conversational discovery with structured movie data, accounts, subscription access and collaborative rooms. Behind it, a purpose-built dashboard gives the team control over users, plans, generations, shared rooms, referrals, content and commercial performance—so the product can be operated and improved without relying on scattered third-party tools.

ASK TOGETHER

One room. Two sets of preferences. A film both people can enjoy.

Movie night often stalls before the film even starts: one person wants something funny, another wants suspense, and neither wants to spend half an hour negotiating genres. Ask Together lets a host create a room and invite someone else to describe what they want in their own words. The system interprets both sets of preferences, finds the overlap and returns recommendations designed for the pair—not a compromise based on one person's watch history.

  • Shareable private rooms
  • Separate host and guest preferences
  • Overlap-based recommendation logic
  • Full movie details inside the room
  • One generation charged to the host

SUBSCRIPTIONS & ACCESS

A recommendation engine designed as a sustainable product.

Free, Pro and Premium+ access levels
Monthly and annual subscriptions
Generation allowances and top-up credits
Plan-aware feature permissions
Referral rewards and promotional access
Account-level usage tracking

THE OPERATING SYSTEM

A customer product is only half the build.

Users, accounts and plan status
Daily and paid generation usage
Subscription and credit activity
Ask Together room activity
Referral performance
Published SEO guides and content
Errors, latency and product health
Admin plan controls and testing tools

Services

Product strategy and commercial modelUX and interface designFull-stack application developmentSubscription and credit architectureCustom administration dashboardCMS and technical SEO

Technology

Next.jsNeon PostgresClerk authenticationStripe subscriptionsVercelTMDB and AI APIs

Results

1st place in StartupBase daily rankings on launch dayWorking subscription and credit systemNatural-language recommendation experienceCollaborative Ask Together roomsCustom operational reportingPositive early-user validation
The plain-language prompt approach is great, way better than filtering through endless dropdown menus. Ask Together for matching two people's tastes seems like a genuinely useful way to solve movie-night decision paralysis. Curious how well it handles more obscure or older titles!
Intern Peanutland · StartupBase
I love how simple and fun this is! Such a handy tool for movie nights :D
Kishia Galon · StartupBase
It's such a great website. I strongly recommend it.
Cittadini Wahler · StartupBase

FEATURED ON STARTUPBASE

See the launch, ranking and community feedback.

Ask The Movie finished launch day at number one in StartupBase’s daily product rankings.

View Ask The Movie on StartupBase

CUSTOM PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT

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