Google has added an option to watch movie trailers direct from the search results without leaving the page. Now, whenever you search for the movie, it will show movie results on the top of the search results with a button labelled with “Trailer.” Clicking on this button will open the movie trailer from YouTube in a lightbox.
The added lightbox effect is the similar to the lightbox effect used in the Google+ to show the photos. When you click on the Trailer button, it will pop a lightbox and turns the background to black. In popup box, it will show the YouTube trailer of the movie along with few information about the movie which includes summary, the names of the director and cast.
Here is the announcement posted on Google+:
“Finding the perfect movie for your next excursion to the theater just got easier, thanks to an improvement that enables you to watch trailers directly from the search results page. For example, if you want to check out all of the movies available in your area, you can search [showtimes nyc] on google.com in English, click the Trailer button next to a listed movie, and the official trailer on YouTube will pop up. If that movie’s not your cup of tea, you can click the X in the right-hand corner and watch the other trailers available. The Trailer button is also available if you’re searching for a specific movie—say, [finding nemo 3d].”
