Have a Gander

Previews · an early build

Knows your taste. Settles movie night.

Rate what you watch in two taps. Have a Gander learns what you love, tells you what you’ll make of a film before you press play, and turns “what shall we watch?” into a game everyone plays on their own phone.

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The Android test is open now: write to us and we send you the preview. Google Play and an iPhone version come later.

How it works

Two taps now. Better picks every night after.

Every score you give teaches it a little more about your taste. Four things it does with that.

A sketch of the app’s screens, not a screenshot.

  1. Give a film or series your gut score and save. Want more? Break it down, from the story to the sound, rate each season of a series, and the people who stood out.

    In the app

  2. After a few ratings it predicts what you’ll make of any title, in your own scale, and tells you why: the films you rated that pulled the number up or down.

    In the app

  3. Discover deals you a deck picked for you. Swipe right to save it to your watchlist, left to pass. New here? A Seen it? deck gets you going from the first minute.

    In the app

  4. Add friends with an invite link. See how your tastes line up, which of their favourites you haven’t seen yet, and send a title with a short note.

    In the app

Break it down

Two taps. Or the full credits.

Most nights a gut score says it all. When a film deserves more, go one level down: seven categories, thirty details, and the cast and crew who stood out.

Every score is calibrated to how you rate, so a 7 from a tough critic and a 7 from a generous one mean what they should.

Story
Plot, pacing, dialogue, originality, structure
Performances
Lead, supporting, chemistry, casting
Direction
Vision, tone, execution, scene composition
Cinematography
Shot composition, lighting, colour palette, camera movement, visual effects
Music & sound
Score, sound design, sound mixing, use of silence
Production design
Set design, costume design, hair & makeup, props
Nostalgia
Personal connection, true to its time, rewatchability, emotional impact
Who stood out?
The cast, and the director or creator
Series
Every season, on its own

The main feature

Movie night, settled.

Can’t agree on what to watch? Start a movie night and share the code. Everyone swipes the same shortlist on their own phone, and every card shows their own predicted score.

  1. Share a codeRead out the six-letter code or send the link. Friends without the app join in their browser, signed in with Google.
  2. Everyone swipesYes or no, each on your own phone. Friends see how you voted on the top picks; everyone else sees only the totals.
  3. It’s a matchThe first title you all say yes to wins. No match? It names the best compromise.

Where it is

What’s on

Have a Gander is an early build. An honest programme: what’s in the app today, what’s coming soon, and what’s still in production.

Now showing In the app

  • Two-tap ratings
  • The full credits, if you like
  • Predictions in your own scale
  • The why behind every guess
  • Discover, watchlist, library
  • Movie night by code or link
  • Friends and taste match
  • Your taste in numbers
  • Films and series
  • Delete your account any time

Coming soon Up next

  • Google Play
  • The app in your browser
  • Notifications

In production Later

  • An iPhone version
  • Sign in with Apple
  • What people are saying

Your data

Small on purpose.

Have a Gander keeps what it needs to know your taste: your account, your ratings, your watchlist and the friends you invite. Your friends see your ratings; nobody else does. No ads, no analytics, and your data is never sold.

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Nº 000 001 · Seat: yours

  • 1account, signed in with Google
  • allyour ratings and watchlist
  • onlythe friends you invite
  • 0ads
  • 0analytics
  • 0data sold

Tonight

See you at movie night.

The Android test is open. Write to us and we send you the preview; ideas and complaints are both welcome.

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