Break down complex movie constraints into independent searchable dimensions and tackle them one by one
When a movie question contains multiple intertwined constraints (awards, ratings, directors, actors, era, themes) that are too complex to search all at once.
Parse the question and extract all constraints: year range, country, awards, ratings, director/actor characteristics, and plot keywords. Separate them into independent search dimensions.
Start by combining only the 2-3 most promising dimensions in your first search. If that fails, rotate to a different combination. Each dimension should be searchable on its own — never dump all constraints into a single query.
When search results yield specific movie names, immediately pivot to verifying the remaining constraints against that candidate.
"[award name]" movie [year range] [rating]movie [plot keywords] [era] [country]"[movie name]" [year] [director name] [specific attribute]South African movie film director died 60 70 80 90 years oldmovie 2018 PG-13 festival ReFrame award director born 1970 — too many dimensions at once, search engines return noise. Pick 2-3 dimensions max per query.