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Search

Search for movies, TV shows, and other titles on IMDb by name with optional filters. Returns basic title info, synopsis, ratings, and financials.

QUERY PARAMS

Partial or full title to search for. Matches substrings, not just whole words.

Examples:

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • Dark
  • Inception

Title type filter.

Allowed values: movie, tv_series, tv_episode, tv_mini_series, tv_movie, short, video_game

Genre filter.

Allowed values: action, adventure, animation, biography, comedy, crime, documentary, drama, family, fantasy, history, horror, music, mystery, romance, sci_fi, sport, thriller, war, western

{
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "movie",
      "title": "The Shawshank Redemption",
      "budget": 25000000,
      "genres": [
        "Drama"
      ],
      "poster": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDAyY2FhYjctNDc5OS00MDNlLThiMGUtY2UxYWVkNGY2ZjljXkEyXkFqcGc@.jpg",
      "rating": 9.3,
      "imdb_id": "tt0111161",
      "end_year": null,
      "imdb_url": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/",
      "is_adult": false,
      "keywords": [
        "Epic",
        "Period Drama",
        "Prison Drama",
        "Psychological Drama",
        "Drama"
      ],
      "synopsis": "After a banker is sentenced to life in Shawshank Prison, he forms an unlikely friendship with a seasoned inmate and clings to hope amid cruelty and corruption.",
      "languages": [
        "en"
      ],
      "metascore": 82,
      "start_year": 1994,
      "vote_count": 3210102,
      "trailer_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyXX8LXiNJ4",
      "release_date": "1994-10-14",
      "content_rating": "R",
      "external_links": [
        "https://www.facebook.com/shawshankredemptionfilm/",
        "https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/shawshank-redemption"
      ],
      "original_title": "The Shawshank Redemption",
      "runtime_minutes": 142,
      "worldwide_gross": 29424909,
      "origin_countries": [
        "US"
      ],
      "filming_locations": [
        "Butler, Ohio, USA"
      ],
      "poster_thumbnails": [
        {
          "url": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDAyY2FhYjctNDc5OS00MDNlLThiMGUtY2UxYWVkNGY2ZjljXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX100_CR0,0,100,148_.jpg",
          "width": 100,
          "height": 148
        },
        {
          "url": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDAyY2FhYjctNDc5OS00MDNlLThiMGUtY2UxYWVkNGY2ZjljXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX280_CR0,0,280,414_.jpg",
          "width": 280,
          "height": 414
        },
        {
          "url": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDAyY2FhYjctNDc5OS00MDNlLThiMGUtY2UxYWVkNGY2ZjljXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_QL75_UX380_CR0,0,380,562_.jpg",
          "width": 380,
          "height": 562
        }
      ],
      "production_companies": [
        {
          "name": "Castle Rock Entertainment",
          "imdb_id": "co0040620"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "total_results": 1
}