MCP MCP Server

IMDB MCP — title metadata, ratings, episodes, and crew from IMDB's

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP MCP server?

If you already use MCP, the mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. IMDB MCP — title metadata, ratings, episodes, and crew from IMDB's.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • imdb_search — Search IMDB titles by primary_title (case-insensitive substring). Joins ratings inline so each hit includes average_rating + num_votes. Optionally
  • imdb_get_title — Full detail for one IMDB title by tconst id (e.g. "tt0111161"). Returns title, year, runtime, genres, plus rating (average + votes) and crew
  • imdb_top_rated — Highest-rated titles, filterable by title_type, genre, year range, and min vote count. Use min_votes to filter out obscure titles with inflated
  • imdb_episodes — List every episode for a TV series, in season/episode order. Returns parent series detail plus episode list with title and rating per episode

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. MCP's toolset — imdb_search, imdb_get_title, imdb_top_rated and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mojibake-ai; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
imdb_searchSearch IMDB titles by primary_title (case-insensitive substring). Joins ratings inline so each hit includes average_rating + num_votes. Optionally filter by title_type, year range, or genre. Returns up to limit matches s
imdb_get_titleFull detail for one IMDB title by tconst id (e.g. "tt0111161"). Returns title, year, runtime, genres, plus rating (average + votes) and crew (directors/writers as nconst arrays).
imdb_top_ratedHighest-rated titles, filterable by title_type, genre, year range, and min vote count. Use min_votes to filter out obscure titles with inflated averages (e.g. min_votes=10000 for IMDB-Top-250-style lists).
imdb_episodesList every episode for a TV series, in season/episode order. Returns parent series detail plus episode list with title and rating per episode.

How to install the MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "imdb": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/imdb/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP to imdb search.
  • Use MCP to imdb get title.
  • Use MCP to imdb top rated.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (imdb_search, imdb_get_title, imdb_top_rated, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP directly.