IMDb Scraper — Extract Movies, TV Shows, Ratings & Reviews

Scrape IMDb for movie details, TV show info, user ratings, reviews, cast and crew data, and box office numbers. Build entertainment databases without needing IMDb's paid API.

Why Use This Actor?

• Comprehensive data — Titles, ratings, cast, crew, plot, box office, and more
• Search & discover — Search by keyword, genre, year, or extract top charts
• Reviews & ratings — Get user reviews, critic scores, and rating breakdowns
• No API key needed — Works without IMDb's paid API

Features

• Movie/TV Details — Title, year, rating, runtime, genre, director, cast, plot summary
• Search by Keyword — Find movies and shows by title or keyword search
• Top Charts — Extract IMDb Top 250 Movies, Most Popular, Box Office rankings
• User Reviews — Full review text, rating, helpful votes, spoiler tags
• Cast & Crew — Complete cast list with character names and crew details
• Box Office Data — Budget, opening weekend, domestic and worldwide gross
• Episode Lists — Extract all episodes for TV series with individual ratings
• Related Titles — "More Like This" recommendations

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
scrapeType	string	Yes	Choose what to extract from IMDB.
titleUrls	array	No	IMDB title URLs or IDs (e.g., tt0111161 or https://www.imdb.com/title/tt01111...
searchQuery	string	No	Search term to find movies or TV shows on IMDB.
maxItems	integer	No	Maximum number of titles to scrape.
includeFullCredits	boolean	No	Fetch complete cast and crew for each title. Slower but more detailed.

Output Example

{
  "type": "movie",
  "title": "The Shawshank Redemption",
  "year": 1994,
  "rating": 9.3,
  "numVotes": 2847561,
  "runtime": "2h 22m",
  "genres": ["Drama"],
  "director": "Frank Darabont",
  "stars": ["Tim Robbins", "Morgan Freeman", "Bob Gunton"],
  "plot": "Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship...",
  "certificate": "R",
  "boxOffice": {"budget": "$25,000,000", "grossUSA": "$28,767,189", "grossWorldwide": "$73,300,000"},
  "posterUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/...",
  "imdbUrl": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/"
}

Use Cases

• Entertainment Analytics — Analyze rating trends, genre popularity, and audience preferences
• Content Recommendation — Build recommendation engines using movie metadata and ratings
• Market Research — Track box office performance and streaming trends
• Academic Research — Study film industry trends, representation, and audience behavior
• Media Monitoring — Track ratings for new releases and TV show performance
• Data Journalism — Create visualizations and stories from entertainment data

Cost Estimation

Scale	Estimated Cost	Time
100 movie details	~$0.10	~2 minutes
Top 250 list	~$0.05	~1 minute
1,000 search results	~$0.25	~5 minutes

Support

For issues, feature requests, or custom scraping needs, contact us at fatihdagustu20@gmail.com

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