Users can play trailers, browse info, and check out local screening times.
Google has launched a mobile version of its new Google Search results for movies, letting people watch trailers and find screening times on their handsets.
It's accessed from the main Google.com search engine on iPhone, Palm and Android handsets, when users search for 'movies' and then click on the 'More movies' link.
"Our new movie listings page now includes buttons to play trailers right on your phone, ratings and categories, movie posters, upcoming showtimes, and a concise list of the nearest theaters and their distances from you," explains user experience designer Nick Fey in a blog post.
When users browse by cinema, they'll see them plotted on a Google Map, with the ability to tap on any individual venue to see which films are showing there.
The new site works in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. No news on when it'll be available for other smartphones, such as BlackBerry and Windows Mobile.
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It's an interesting move, because there are a number of mobile applications which offer similar features. Google has made no secret of its belief that mobile websites will increasingly compete with apps - this new movie search is just one example.
