As of May 3, 2023, I have watched 14,845 unique films. Thanks to my IMDb ratings list, I can tell you precisely how many films I have seen. One thing led to another, we pooled our data, and I wrote and published the first version of the IMDb software on October 17, 1990. It was just for my own use-so I could run reports like “How many Alfred Hitchcock films have I seen?” By 1988 I was in a film discussion group on the internet, where I met some like-minded collectors of entertainment information. I soon expanded this into a database of titles and major credits on my home computer. I bought a paper diary and started writing down the titles as I watched them. I’ve loved film since an early age, and in the early '80s I was watching so many films on VHS that I started to lose track of what I had seen.

I am fortunate to have been born at the right time for two big revolutions: home computing and home video.

Here’s what he had to say about the origins of his company, his passion for movies, and what it means to be an Amazon employee. A lifelong movie buff, Needham drew upon his love of film and technology to create what is now the world's most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities. Col Needham recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of IMDb’s acquisition by Amazon and his 25th Amazon anniversary, making him among the 30 longest-tenured Amazon employees and the longest-tenured CEO and founder at Amazon across all companies acquired by Amazon.

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