Advanced Lucene Search

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Lucene Query

Available Fields

TitleFilm title

DirectorDirector's name

WriterWriter's name

ActorsCast members

YearRelease year

GenreFilm genre

PlotPlot description

MemesMemes keyword

CastCast Member

SummaryFilm summary

RowArchive location

Operators

ANDBoth terms

OREither term

NOTExclude term

" "Exact phrase

*Wildcard

~Fuzzy match

[ TO ]Range query

^Boost Term

Example Queries

"the godfather" AND "al pacino"

Lynch OR Cronenberg

"pulp fiction"^3 OR "reservoir dogs"

Year:[1990 TO 2000]

spielbrg~1

Rows:

Title/Director/Writer are string fields for faceting. To search these, you need to enter an exact match, E.g. Title:"Mole"
The best fields for full text search are _text_, Summary, Plot
Unless you're experienced with Lucene, a full text search (lacking any specific field reference) is recommended.

If you're new to Lucene and/or Solr, here are a couple short courses to help you get started:

Query Syntax Tips

• Use field names followed by colon for targeted search (e.g., Director:Kubrick)
• Combine multiple criteria with AND/OR operators
• Use quotes for exact phrases: "Blade Runner"
• Wildcards: Direct* matches Director, Directed, etc.
• Range queries: Year:[1980 TO 1990] for films from the 80s

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