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Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Imdb MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. Verified on MCP Review.
This server provides a comprehensive set of tools for accessing IMDb data through the IMDb API. It serves as a bridge between agents and the IMDb database, offering detailed information about movies, TV shows, actors, directors, and more.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
search_imdb — Search for movies and TV shows with various filtering optionsget_imdb_details — Retrieve detailed information about a movie or TV showget_directors — Retrieve the directors of a movieget_cast — Retrieve the cast of a movieget_writers — Retrieve the writers of a movieget_types — Get all available content typesget_genres — Get all available genresget_countries — Get all available countriesget_languages — Get all available languagesget_top_250_movies — Get the top 250 movies from IMDbget_top_box_office_us — Get the US box office recordsget_most_popular_movies — Get the most popular moviesInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @smithery/cli on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Configuration is passed through the environment: RAPID_API_KEY_IMDB. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Imdb's toolset — search_imdb, get_imdb_details, get_directors and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by uzaysozen; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Imdb's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| search_imdb | Search for movies and TV shows with various filtering options |
| get_imdb_details | Retrieve detailed information about a movie or TV show |
| get_directors | Retrieve the directors of a movie |
| get_cast | Retrieve the cast of a movie |
| get_writers | Retrieve the writers of a movie |
| get_types | Get all available content types |
| get_genres | Get all available genres |
| get_countries | Get all available countries |
| get_languages | Get all available languages |
| get_top_250_movies | Get the top 250 movies from IMDb |
| get_top_box_office_us | Get the US box office records |
| get_most_popular_movies | Get the most popular movies |
| get_top_250_tv_shows | Get the top 250 TV shows from IMDb |
| get_most_popular_tv_shows | Get the most popular TV shows |
{
"mcpServers": {
"imdb_server": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/path/to/imdb-mcp-server",
"run",
"imdb-server"
],
"env": {
"RAPID_API_KEY_IMDB": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| RAPID_API_KEY_IMDB | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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