🎬 IMDb Scraper

IMDb Scraper is a free and open-source scraper that gets you unlimited detailed IMDb data for free.

✨ What Can I Get?

• 🔍 Search 11M+ titles — filter by type, genre, year; sort how you like
• 🎬 Full title details — cast, Metascore, box office, trailer & more
• 📺 Episodes, reviews & people — seasons, full review text, filmographies
• 📈 All 6 IMDb charts — Top 250s, Most Popular, Box Office, Celebrities

🎥 Example: A Full IMDb Movie

{
  "id": "tt4154796",
  "title": "Avengers: Endgame",
  "link": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154796/",
  "type": "movie",
  "year": 2019,
  "release_date": "2019-04-26",
  "runtime_minutes": 181,
  "certificate": "PG-13",
  "plot": "After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.",
  "genres": ["Action", "Adventure", "Sci-Fi"],
  "rating": { "value": 8.4, "vote_count": 1480430, "top_rank": 74 },
  "metascore": { "score": 78, "review_count": 57 },
  "directors": [
    { "id": "nm0751577", "name": "Anthony Russo", "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751577/" },
    { "id": "nm0751648", "name": "Joe Russo", "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751648/" }
  ],
  "stars": [
    { "id": "nm0000375", "name": "Robert Downey Jr.", "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/" },
    { "id": "nm0262635", "name": "Chris Evans", "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262635/" }
  ],
  "top_cast": [
    {
      "id": "nm0000375",
      "name": "Robert Downey Jr.",
      "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000375/",
      "characters": ["Tony Stark", "Iron Man"],
      "image": { "link": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNzg1MTUyNDYxOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTQ4MTE2MjE@._V1_.jpg" }
    }
  ],
  "trailer": {
    "id": "vi2163260441",
    "link": "https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2163260441/",
    "duration_seconds": 66
  },
  "box_office": {
    "budget": { "amount": 356000000, "currency": "USD" },
    "opening_weekend": { "amount": 357115007, "currency": "USD", "weekend_end_date": "2019-04-28", "theater_count": 4662 },
    "gross_worldwide": { "amount": 2799439100, "currency": "USD" }
  },
  "similar_titles": [
    { "id": "tt4154756", "title": "Avengers: Infinity War", "year": 2018, "rating": { "value": 8.4, "vote_count": 1403564 } }
  ],
  "countries_of_origin": ["United States"],
  "spoken_languages": ["English", "Japanese", "Xhosa"]
}

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🚀 Unlimited Free IMDb Data — Get It in 60 Seconds

1️⃣ Clone and install:

git clone https://github.com/omkarcloud/imdb-scraper
cd imdb-scraper
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

2️⃣ Start the API:

python run.py

3️⃣ Get your first data:

curl "http://localhost:8000/title/details?title_id=tt4154796"

{
  "id": "tt4154796",
  "title": "Avengers: Endgame",
  "link": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154796/",
  "type": "movie",
  "year": 2019,
  "release_date": "2019-04-26",
  "runtime_minutes": 181,
  "certificate": "PG-13",
  "genres": ["Action", "Adventure", "Sci-Fi"],
  "rating": { "value": 8.4, "vote_count": 1487872, "top_rank": 74 },
  "metascore": { "score": 78, "review_count": 57 },
  "directors": [
    { "id": "nm0751577", "name": "Anthony Russo", "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751577/" },
    { "id": "nm0751648", "name": "Joe Russo", "link": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751648/" }
  ],
  "box_office": {
    "budget": { "amount": 356000000, "currency": "USD" },
    "gross_worldwide": { "amount": 2799439100, "currency": "USD" }
  }
}

All 13 endpoints are now live at http://localhost:8000.

📚 Endpoints

13 endpoints cover everything you need.

Endpoint	Path	Returns
Title Details	/title/details	Everything about one title in a single call
Search Titles	/search	50 titles per page; filter by type, genre, or year; sortable
Autocomplete	/autocomplete	Typeahead for titles and people
Title Cast	/title/cast	Full credits with character names, 50 per page
Title Reviews	/title/reviews	User reviews with full text, 25 per page
Title Episodes	/title/episodes	Season list, or one season's episodes with ratings
Person Details	/person/details	Bio, StarMeter rank, full filmography
Top 250 Movies / TV	/charts/top-movies, /charts/top-tv	All 250 in one call
Most Popular Movies / TV	/charts/popular-movies, /charts/popular-tv	MovieMeter / TVMeter top 100
Weekend Box Office	/charts/box-office	US top 10 with weekend and worldwide gross
Popular Celebrities	/charts/popular-celebrities	StarMeter top 100

🔍 Exploring Parameters

The same API is published on RapidAPI, and its playground is the easiest place to try parameters and see raw responses. Once a request looks right, run it locally for unlimited free data.

1. Subscribe to the free plan — 1,000 calls/month, no credit card.
2. Try the endpoints in the playground — every param is pre-filled, so you see real data in one click.
3. Copy the generated code and replace https://imdb255.p.rapidapi.com with http://localhost:8000. It will now run against your local API.

import requests

# generated by the playground, host swapped for the local API
response = requests.get(
    "http://localhost:8000/title/details",
    params={"title_id": "tt4154796"},
)
print(response.json())

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