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Search the Hollywood AI Database

Use this search tool to see how writing from 139,000 movies and TV shows has trained generative AI.

By Alex Reisner
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Updated at 2:34 p.m. ET on August 13, 2026

Editor’s note: This search tool is part of The Atlantic’s investigation into the OpenSubtitles data set. You can read more about this data set and how it’s been used to train AI here. Find The Atlantic's search tool for books used to train AI here.

Update: On August 13, The Atlantic upgraded the search tool in this story to use a newer search engine developed for AI Watchdog investigations. The dataset remains the same, though the search tool may now produce more results due to improved functionality.

About the Author

Alex Reisner is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the founder of the AI Watchdog project.