[thetermy]

I watched this movie a long time ago, more than 10 years ago... I cannot for the life of me find this movie. There was a gang, and they were robbing a train, all of the members had a signature crow or raven tattoo.! Help!! I really want to watch this again, and I am dying to find out what movie it was. I believe I saw it on HBO.

[infoguy]

1
Go to the Internet Movie Database, The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). It contains a large database covering movies and TV shows of all varieties, and its search engine facilitates any number of approaches to deciphering a movie's title.

2
Click on the "Characters" option in the search window, then write the name of the character. This will take you to the character's home page, which ideally will have the name of the film itself. If the character appeared in more than one film (Sherlock Holmes, for example), there may be more than one movie listed. In some cases, there won't be a listing for the character, in which case you should return to the IMDB home page and start again.

3
Click on the "Names" option in the search window, then type in the name of the actor or director. You'll be sent to a page containing a list of all his work. Scroll through it until you find the name of the film you're looking for. This may take a little more work, but if you pinpoint the film name, you can be more assured that it's the right one. If you can't find it, go back to the IMDB home page.

4
Click on the "Plots" option in the search window, then type in key phrases connected to the plot. Examples of key phrases include "spy movie," "romance" or "explosions." Try to be as detailed as you can and include as many key phrases as you can. The engine will then take you to a list of plot summaries that include those key phrases. Sift through them until you find the one that matches your movie.

[thetermy]

... I've tried all this, I don't remember anything

[infoguy]

... I've tried all this, I don't remember anything

You said you don't remember anything, but your first post kind of snafu's that idea. So, here is a useful tip that works on some search engines including Google. Use double quote marks to force only sequential finds of terms. I'm sorry if that sounds "techy" but that is my life! For instance, if you were looking for a blue-green bicycle, and you put in for the search terms on Google,

Blue green bicycle

... you might get results like
[blue car]
And
[green grass]
And
[antique bicycle].

But if you put in your search terms like this:

"blue green bicycle"

... you would probably get results like:

[blue green bicycle]
And
[blue-green bicycle].

You could use that method to search for the kind of word combinations you used when you started this thread. Good luck!

[thetermy]

I've been googling this for 4-5 years... I just tried your method and I am not getting any results :(

Thanks for the help though

[infoguy]

Sorry it wasn't working for you! Below is an example of a Google advanced search, using techniques such as I described, complete with filters (the minus signs before words at the end) to reduce trash, customized to your present situation:

(movie OR film OR show OR dvd) (gang OR gangs OR group OR groups OR club OR clubs) ("robbing a train" OR "train robbery") ((("raven (tattoo OR tattoos)") OR (("crow (tattoo OR tattoos)" OR ("(tattoo of a raven" OR "tattoo of a crow)")) -***** -sexy -

Please note that the above single search found your posts on this forum, as well as on movieforums.com, just in case you don't think advanced searches work very well. But to see ALL the results, you may have to click to show the omitted results. Of course, you can modify the search right on Google because all the search terms will be reproduced in the search bar when you use the hyperlink. Have fun with it!

[infoguy]

Here is yet another approach that you amy like: Go to mamma.com and copy and paste the following boolean statement into the search box, then launch the search:

("train robbery" OR "rob a train" OR "robbing a train") ("movie" OR "show" OR "film" OR "dvd")