An MCP server for The Movie Database (TMDB) API. It provides movie and TV search, streaming availability, cast and crew details, and recommendations for assistants such as Codex and Claude Desktop.
mcp-server-tmdb is an MCP project maintained in the laksh-star/mcp-server-tmdb repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server for The Movie Database (TMDB) API. It provides movie and TV search, streaming availability, cast and crew details, and recommendations for assistants…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The maintainer’s configuration uses https://tmdb-mcp.<your-workers-subdomain>.workers.dev/mcp. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_weekend_watchlist | Ranked weekend shortlist by mood, country, language, runtime, rating, and services |
| plan_watch_party | Group movie-night plan with a primary pick, backup, wildcard, party-fit reasons, provider availability, and avoided-title filtering |
| build_franchise_watch_order | Franchise/universe guide with release order, suggested order, total runtime, and provider-aware notes |
| build_collection_gap_plan | Franchise completion plan with watched/missing entries, remaining runtime, provider availability, and completion path |
| recommend_from_taste_profile | Recommendations from liked/disliked titles with provider-aware scoring, match reasons, and cautions |
| build_release_calendar_watchlist | Release-window watchlist with upcoming movies, provider-ready picks, broad-room baselines, and watch-later scoring |
| search_movies | Search by title/keywords → titles, IDs, ratings, overviews |
| get_trending | Top 10 trending movies (timeWindow: "day" | "week") |
| get_weekly_trending_by_language | Weekly trending movies grouped by original language into English, Hindi, and Telugu |
| search_by_genre | Movies by genre name, optional year filter |
| advanced_search | Filter by genre, year, min rating, sort, language |
| search_by_keyword | Find movies by theme/keyword (e.g. "zombie", "heist") |
| get_movie_details | Full details: cast, crew, runtime, genres, reviews (by movieId) |
| compare_movies | Side-by-side comparison for 2-5 movie IDs with ratings, runtime, cast, director, providers, and best-fit notes |
| get_recommendations | Top 5 recommendations based on a movie ID |
| get_similar_movies | Similar movies via TMDB's similarity algorithm |
| get_watch_providers | Streaming/rental/purchase availability by country (default: IN) |
| find_where_to_watch | Search 1-5 movie titles and return streaming/rental/purchase availability with preferred-service matches |
| search_tv_shows | Search TV series by title |
| get_trending_tv | Top 10 trending TV shows (timeWindow: "day" | "week") |
| search_person | Find actors, directors, crew by name → ID + known works |
| get_person_details | Full bio + filmography (movies + TV) by personId |
| build_person_watch_path | Actor/director watch path with best-rated, available-now, recent, and starter picks |
| tmdb | ///movie/ — Full movie details in JSON (title, cast, director, reviews, poster URL) |
{
"mcpServers": {
"tmdb-remote": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://tmdb-mcp.<your-workers-subdomain>.workers.dev/mcp"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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