What is Movie DB?
Movie DB is an open source, crowd-sourced database for movies and TV shows. It was created to serve as an open alternative to proprietary databases like IMDb or TheMovieDB.org.
The key features of Movie DB include:
- Ability for any user to add, update, and manage movie and show data
- Advanced search and filtering of titles by category, genre, cast, crew, etc.
- Community reviews, ratings, and discussions for each title
- Lists and rankings created by users
- APIs available for developers to build applications on top of the Movie DB dataset
Some of the info tracked for each title includes: cast and crew details, release year, storyline and plot summaries, trailers and clips, user reviews and ratings breakdowns, box office earnings data, awards won, filming locations, production company info, and more.
Since all the content on Movie DB is user generated, the quality and coverage expands every day. Developers can tap into the open data via API to create movie/TV discovery apps, personalized recommendation engines, watch list managers, and other entertainment services.