IMDb Advanced Search¶
Find movies, shows, or episodes with imdb_search, using IMDb Advanced Title Search. For IDs, charts, lists, watchlists, or awards, see IMDb builders.
Quick start¶
collections:
IMDb Popular Movies:
collection_order: custom
sync_mode: sync
imdb_search:
type: movie
sort_by: popularity.asc
limit: 50
Use collection_order: custom to preserve search order and sync_mode: sync
to keep collection membership synchronized as results change. Check your chosen
filters on IMDb Search when setting up a query.
Value types¶
- String: text, an IMDb ID, or a code. Quote comma-separated values, such as
"action,comedy". - Integer: a whole number; most numeric filters require a value greater than zero.
limitalso accepts0for all results. - Number: a decimal or whole number; rating filters accept
0.1through10.0. - Boolean: unquoted
trueorfalse. - Date:
YYYY-MM-DD, such as2020-01-01, ortoday. - Dictionary: named fields, as used by
content_ratingforratingandregion.
Ranges and multiple values¶
.gte sets an inclusive minimum; .lte sets an inclusive maximum. Use either
on its own or both for a range. Release dates use .after and .before instead.
Where a table row lists a base attribute alongside .any and .not, use:
| Form | Match | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Base attribute | All values (AND) | genre: "action,comedy" |
.any |
At least one value (OR) | genre.any: "action,comedy" |
.not |
None of the values | genre.not: horror |
Supply multiple values as a comma-separated string. IMDb uses these attribute
variants for AND/OR logic, rather than TMDb's pipe separator. Some attributes
match any value even without .any; their table descriptions state this.
Separate filters in the same query must all be satisfied.
Search attributes¶
All attributes below belong under imdb_search:. Grouped rows list each supported
variant explicitly; they share the same allowed values.
Results and titles¶
| Attribute | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
limit |
Integer | Maximum results; default 100. Use 0 for all. |
sort_by |
Sort option | Default popularity.asc; see sort options. |
title |
String | Title name. |
type, type.not |
Title types | Include any listed type, or exclude all listed types with .not. See allowed values. |
adult |
Boolean | Include adult titles in results. |
Dates, ratings, and runtime¶
| Attribute | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
release.after, release.before |
Date | Released after / before the given date. |
rating.gte, rating.lte |
Number, 0.1-10.0 | Minimum / maximum IMDb rating. |
votes.gte, votes.lte |
Positive integer | Minimum / maximum vote count. |
runtime.gte, runtime.lte |
Positive integer | Minimum / maximum runtime. |
popularity.gte, popularity.lte |
Positive integer | Minimum / maximum popularity value. |
imdb_top, imdb_bottom |
Positive integer | Titles in the given top / bottom number of movies. |
Genres, interests, and keywords¶
| Attribute | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
genre, genre.any, genre.not |
Genre names | All / any / none of the genres in allowed values. |
interests, interests.any, interests.not |
Interest values | All / any / none; see the interests reference. |
keyword, keyword.any, keyword.not |
Keywords | All / any / none of the valid IMDb keywords. |
People, series, and lists¶
| Attribute | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
cast, cast.any, cast.not |
Person IDs | All / any / none of the cast members, such as nm0000138. |
character |
Strings | Any character name listed in the credits. |
series, series.not |
Title IDs | Any listed series, or exclude listed series with .not; for example tt0096697. |
list, list.any, list.not |
List IDs | All / any / none of the lists, such as ls000024621. |
company |
Company names or IDs | Any company; see allowed values. |
Countries, languages, and certification¶
| Attribute | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
country, country.any, country.not |
Country codes | All / any / none of the two-letter ISO 3166 country codes. |
country.origin |
Country codes | Any listed country as the country of origin. |
language, language.any, language.not |
Language codes | Base and .any match any listed ISO 639-2 language code; .not excludes them. |
language.primary |
Language codes | Any listed ISO 639-2 code as the primary language. |
content_rating |
Dictionary or list of dictionaries | Use rating for the certification and region for its two-letter ISO 3166 country code; see examples. |
Awards and page content¶
| Attribute | Value | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
event, event.winning |
Events | Nomination / win at a listed event; see allowed values. |
topic, topic.not |
Topic names | Has any listed topic, or excludes those topics; see allowed values. |
alternate_version, alternate_version.any, alternate_version.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in alternate versions. |
crazy_credit, crazy_credit.any, crazy_credit.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in crazy credits. |
location, location.any, location.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in locations. |
goof, goof.any, goof.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in goofs. |
plot, plot.any, plot.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in plot text. |
quote, quote.any, quote.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in quotes. |
soundtrack, soundtrack.any, soundtrack.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in soundtrack information. |
trivia, trivia.any, trivia.not |
Strings | All / any / none of the strings in trivia. |
Sort options¶
Append .asc for ascending or .desc for descending order, such as rating.desc.
The default is popularity.asc.
| Field | Orders by |
|---|---|
popularity |
Popularity |
title |
Title |
rating |
IMDb rating |
votes |
Vote count |
box_office |
Box office |
runtime |
Runtime |
year |
Year |
release |
Release date |
Allowed values¶
Title types¶
movie, tv_series, short, tv_episode, tv_mini_series, tv_movie, tv_special, tv_short, video_game, video, music_video, podcast_series, podcast_episode
Genres¶
action, adventure, animation, biography, comedy, documentary, drama, crime, family, history, news, short, western, sport, reality-tv, horror, fantasy, film-noir, music, romance, talk-show, thriller, war, sci-fi, musical, mystery, game-show
Events¶
cannes, choice, spirit, sundance, bafta, oscar, emmy, golden, oscar_picture, oscar_director, national_film_board_preserved, razzie, or any IMDb Event ID (ex. ev0050888)
Companies¶
fox, dreamworks, mgm, paramount, sony, universal, disney, warner, or any IMDb Company ID (ex. co0023400)
Page topics¶
alternate_version, award, business_info, crazy_credit, goof, location, plot, quote, soundtrack, technical, trivia
Interests reference¶
Full interests reference
You can use the Key or the ID for interests. This list is a snapshot; IMDb's interest catalog
changes over time, and Kometa refreshes it automatically from
INTERESTS.json
at runtime (falling back to a bundled copy). That file is the authoritative, always-current list.
| Name | Key | ID |
|---|---|---|
| 90 Day Fiancé | 90_day_fiancé |
in0000262 |
| Action | action |
in0000001 |
| Action Epic | action_epic |
in0000002 |
| Adult Animation | adult_animation |
in0000025 |
| Adventure | adventure |
in0000012 |
| Adventure Epic | adventure_epic |
in0000015 |
| Alien | alien |
in0000265 |
| Alien Invasion | alien_invasion |
in0000157 |
| Animal Adventure | animal_adventure |
in0000092 |
| Animation | animation |
in0000026 |
| Anime | anime |
in0000027 |
| Arabic | arabic |
in0000213 |
| Artificial Intelligence | artificial_intelligence |
in0000158 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | avatar:_the_last_airbender |
in0000312 |
| B-Action | b_action |
in0000003 |
| B-Horror | b_horror |
in0000108 |
| Baseball | baseball |
in0000167 |
| Basketball | basketball |
in0000168 |
| Battlestar Galactica | battlestar_galactica |
in0000278 |
| Beauty Competition | beauty_competition |
in0000102 |
| Beauty Makeover | beauty_makeover |
in0000123 |
| Bengali | bengali |
in0000214 |
| Big Brother | big_brother |
in0000263 |
| Biography | biography |
in0000072 |
| Blade Runner | blade_runner |
in0000296 |
| Body Horror | body_horror |
in0000109 |
| Body Swap Comedy | body_swap_comedy |
in0000031 |
| Boxing | boxing |
in0000169 |
| Breaking Bad | breaking_bad |
in0000274 |
| Buddy Comedy | buddy_comedy |
in0000032 |
| Buddy Cop | buddy_cop |
in0000033 |
| Buffyverse | buffyverse |
in0000311 |
| Bumbling Detective | bumbling_detective |
in0000136 |
| Business Reality TV | business_reality_tv |
in0000142 |
| Cantonese | cantonese |
in0000215 |
| Caper | caper |
in0000050 |
| Car Action | car_action |
in0000004 |
| Classic Musical | classic_musical |
in0000131 |
| Classical Western | classical_western |
in0000187 |
| Comedy | comedy |
in0000034 |
| Coming-of-Age | coming_of_age |
in0000073 |
| Computer Animation | computer_animation |
in0000028 |
| Concert | concert |
in0000129 |
| Conspiracy Thriller | conspiracy_thriller |
in0000176 |
| Contemporary Western | contemporary_western |
in0000188 |
| Cooking & Food | cooking_&_food |
in0000124 |
| Cooking Competition | cooking_competition |
in0000103 |
| Cop Drama | cop_drama |
in0000051 |
| Costume Drama | costume_drama |
in0000074 |
| Cozy Mystery | cozy_mystery |
in0000137 |
| Crime | crime |
in0000052 |
| Crime Documentary | crime_documentary |
in0000059 |
| Crime Reality TV | crime_reality_tv |
in0000143 |
| Cyber Thriller | cyber_thriller |
in0000177 |
| Cyberpunk | cyberpunk |
in0000159 |
| Danish | danish |
in0000242 |
| Dark Comedy | dark_comedy |
in0000035 |
| Dark Fantasy | dark_fantasy |
in0000095 |
| Dark Romance | dark_romance |
in0000149 |
| Dating Reality TV | dating_reality_tv |
in0000144 |
| DC | dc |
in0000244 |
| Degrassi | degrassi |
in0000264 |
| Desert Adventure | desert_adventure |
in0000013 |
| Despicable Me | despicable_me |
in0000267 |
| Dinosaur Adventure | dinosaur_adventure |
in0000014 |
| Disaster | disaster |
in0000005 |
| Doctor Who | doctor_who |
in0000270 |
| Docudrama | docudrama |
in0000075 |
| Documentary | documentary |
in0000060 |
| Docuseries | docuseries |
in0000061 |
| Docusoap Reality TV | docusoap_reality_tv |
in0000145 |
| Dragon Ball | dragon_ball |
in0000250 |
| Drama | drama |
in0000076 |
| Drug Crime | drug_crime |
in0000053 |
| Dune | dune |
in0000297 |
| Dutch | dutch |
in0000216 |
| Dystopian Sci-Fi | dystopian_sci_fi |
in0000160 |
| Epic | epic |
in0000077 |
| Erotic Thriller | erotic_thriller |
in0000178 |
| Evangelion | evangelion |
in0000255 |
| Evil Dead | evil_dead |
in0000290 |
| Extreme Sport | extreme_sport |
in0000170 |
| Fairy Tale | fairy_tale |
in0000097 |
| Faith & Spirituality Documentary | faith_&_spirituality_documentary |
in0000062 |
| Family | family |
in0000093 |
| Fantasy | fantasy |
in0000098 |
| Fantasy Epic | fantasy_epic |
in0000096 |
| Farce | farce |
in0000036 |
| Fast & Furious | fast_&_furious |
in0000273 |
| Feel-Good Romance | feel_good_romance |
in0000151 |
| Filipino | filipino |
in0000217 |
| Film Noir | film_noir |
in0000054 |
| Financial Drama | financial_drama |
in0000078 |
| Finnish | finnish |
in0000218 |
| Folk Horror | folk_horror |
in0000110 |
| Food Documentary | food_documentary |
in0000063 |
| Football | football |
in0000171 |
| Found Footage Horror | found_footage_horror |
in0000111 |
| French | french |
in0000219 |
| Frozen | frozen |
in0000293 |
| Game Show | game_show |
in0000105 |
| Gangster | gangster |
in0000055 |
| German | german |
in0000220 |
| Giallo | giallo |
in0000179 |
| Globetrotting Adventure | globetrotting_adventure |
in0000016 |
| Godzilla | godzilla |
in0000285 |
| Golmaal | golmaal |
in0000306 |
| Greek | greek |
in0000221 |
| Gun Fu | gun_fu |
in0000197 |
| Gundam | gundam |
in0000256 |
| Hand-Drawn Animation | hand_drawn_animation |
in0000029 |
| Hard-boiled Detective | hard_boiled_detective |
in0000138 |
| Harry Potter | harry_potter |
in0000281 |
| Heist | heist |
in0000056 |
| Hidden Camera | hidden_camera |
in0000146 |
| High-Concept Comedy | high_concept_comedy |
in0000037 |
| Hindi | hindi |
in0000222 |
| Historical Epic | historical_epic |
in0000079 |
| History | history |
in0000080 |
| History Documentary | history_documentary |
in0000064 |
| Holiday | holiday |
in0000192 |
| Holiday Animation | holiday_animation |
in0000193 |
| Holiday Comedy | holiday_comedy |
in0000194 |
| Holiday Family | holiday_family |
in0000195 |
| Holiday Romance | holiday_romance |
in0000196 |
| Home Improvement | home_improvement |
in0000125 |
| Horror | horror |
in0000112 |
| Housefull | housefull |
in0000308 |
| Indiana Jones | indiana_jones |
in0000298 |
| Isekai | isekai |
in0000201 |
| Italian | italian |
in0000223 |
| Iyashikei | iyashikei |
in0000202 |
| James Bond | james_bond |
in0000266 |
| Japanese | japanese |
in0000224 |
| Jason Statham Action | jason_statham_action |
in0000315 |
| John Wick | john_wick |
in0000291 |
| Josei | josei |
in0000203 |
| Jukebox Musical | jukebox_musical |
in0000132 |
| Jungle Adventure | jungle_adventure |
in0000017 |
| Jurassic Park | jurassic_park |
in0000283 |
| Kaiju | kaiju |
in0000161 |
| Kamen Rider | kamen_rider |
in0000257 |
| Kannada | kannada |
in0000241 |
| Korean | korean |
in0000225 |
| Korean Drama | korean_drama |
in0000209 |
| Kung Fu | kung_fu |
in0000198 |
| Kung Fu Panda | kung_fu_panda |
in0000294 |
| Legal Drama | legal_drama |
in0000081 |
| Legal Thriller | legal_thriller |
in0000180 |
| Lego | lego |
in0000249 |
| Lifestyle | lifestyle |
in0000126 |
| Love Is Blind | love_is_blind |
in0000261 |
| Love Island | love_island |
in0000254 |
| Maddock Horror Comedy Universe | maddock_horror_comedy_universe |
in0000305 |
| Malayalam | malayalam |
in0000240 |
| Mandarin | mandarin |
in0000226 |
| Marathi | marathi |
in0000227 |
| Martial Arts | martial_arts |
in0000006 |
| Marvel | marvel |
in0000248 |
| Masters of the Universe | masters_of_the_universe |
in0000280 |
| Mecha | mecha |
in0000204 |
| Medical Drama | medical_drama |
in0000082 |
| Micro-Drama | micro_drama |
in0000310 |
| Military Documentary | military_documentary |
in0000065 |
| Mission: Impossible | mission:_impossible |
in0000284 |
| Mockumentary | mockumentary |
in0000038 |
| Monster Horror | monster_horror |
in0000113 |
| Motorsport | motorsport |
in0000172 |
| Mountain Adventure | mountain_adventure |
in0000018 |
| Music | music |
in0000130 |
| Music Documentary | music_documentary |
in0000066 |
| Musical | musical |
in0000133 |
| Mystery | mystery |
in0000139 |
| Naruto | naruto |
in0000258 |
| Nature Documentary | nature_documentary |
in0000067 |
| News | news |
in0000211 |
| Norwegian | norwegian |
in0000228 |
| One Piece | one_piece |
in0000251 |
| One-Person Army Action | one_person_army_action |
in0000007 |
| Paranormal Reality TV | paranormal_reality_tv |
in0000147 |
| Parody | parody |
in0000039 |
| Period Drama | period_drama |
in0000083 |
| Persian | persian |
in0000229 |
| Pitch Perfect | pitch_perfect |
in0000302 |
| Planet of the Apes | planet_of_the_apes |
in0000275 |
| Pokémon | pokémon |
in0000252 |
| Police Procedural | police_procedural |
in0000057 |
| Political Documentary | political_documentary |
in0000068 |
| Political Drama | political_drama |
in0000084 |
| Political Thriller | political_thriller |
in0000181 |
| Pop Musical | pop_musical |
in0000134 |
| Portuguese | portuguese |
in0000230 |
| Power Rangers | power_rangers |
in0000246 |
| Predator | predator |
in0000276 |
| Prison Drama | prison_drama |
in0000085 |
| Psychological Drama | psychological_drama |
in0000086 |
| Psychological Horror | psychological_horror |
in0000114 |
| Psychological Thriller | psychological_thriller |
in0000182 |
| Punjabi | punjabi |
in0000231 |
| Quest | quest |
in0000019 |
| Quirky Comedy | quirky_comedy |
in0000040 |
| Quiz Show | quiz_show |
in0000104 |
| Raunchy Comedy | raunchy_comedy |
in0000041 |
| Reality TV | reality_tv |
in0000148 |
| Resident Evil | resident_evil |
in0000314 |
| Road Trip | road_trip |
in0000020 |
| Rock Musical | rock_musical |
in0000135 |
| Rohit Shetty Cop Universe | rohit_shetty_cop_universe |
in0000307 |
| Romance | romance |
in0000152 |
| Romantic Comedy | romantic_comedy |
in0000153 |
| Romantic Epic | romantic_epic |
in0000150 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | rupaul's_drag_race |
in0000253 |
| Russian | russian |
in0000232 |
| Samurai | samurai |
in0000199 |
| Satire | satire |
in0000042 |
| Saw | saw |
in0000277 |
| Sci-Fi | sci_fi |
in0000162 |
| Sci-Fi Epic | sci_fi_epic |
in0000163 |
| Science & Technology Documentary | science_&_technology_documentary |
in0000069 |
| Scooby-Doo | scooby_doo |
in0000309 |
| Scream | scream |
in0000292 |
| Screwball Comedy | screwball_comedy |
in0000043 |
| Sea Adventure | sea_adventure |
in0000021 |
| Seinen | seinen |
in0000205 |
| Serial Killer | serial_killer |
in0000183 |
| Short | short |
in0000212 |
| Showbiz Drama | showbiz_drama |
in0000087 |
| Shrek | shrek |
in0000268 |
| Shōjo | shōjo |
in0000207 |
| Shōnen | shōnen |
in0000206 |
| Sitcom | sitcom |
in0000044 |
| Sketch Comedy | sketch_comedy |
in0000045 |
| Slapstick | slapstick |
in0000046 |
| Slasher Horror | slasher_horror |
in0000115 |
| Slice of Life | slice_of_life |
in0000208 |
| Soap Opera | soap_opera |
in0000088 |
| Soccer | soccer |
in0000173 |
| Space Sci-Fi | space_sci_fi |
in0000164 |
| Spaghetti Western | spaghetti_western |
in0000190 |
| Spanish | spanish |
in0000233 |
| Splatter Horror | splatter_horror |
in0000116 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | spongebob_squarepants |
in0000288 |
| Sport | sport |
in0000174 |
| Sports Documentary | sports_documentary |
in0000070 |
| Spy | spy |
in0000184 |
| Spy Universe Yash Raj Films | spy_universe_yash_raj_films |
in0000301 |
| Stand-Up | stand_up |
in0000047 |
| Star Trek | star_trek |
in0000247 |
| Star Wars | star_wars |
in0000243 |
| Stargate | stargate |
in0000295 |
| Steampunk | steampunk |
in0000165 |
| Steamy Romance | steamy_romance |
in0000154 |
| Stoner Comedy | stoner_comedy |
in0000048 |
| Stop Motion Animation | stop_motion_animation |
in0000030 |
| Super Mario Bros | super_mario_bros |
in0000299 |
| Superhero | superhero |
in0000008 |
| Supernatural Fantasy | supernatural_fantasy |
in0000099 |
| Supernatural Horror | supernatural_horror |
in0000117 |
| Survival | survival |
in0000185 |
| Survival Competition | survival_competition |
in0000106 |
| Suspense Mystery | suspense_mystery |
in0000140 |
| Swashbuckler | swashbuckler |
in0000022 |
| Swedish | swedish |
in0000234 |
| Sword & Sandal | sword_&_sandal |
in0000009 |
| Sword & Sorcery | sword_&_sorcery |
in0000100 |
| Talent Competition | talent_competition |
in0000107 |
| Talk Show | talk_show |
in0000127 |
| Tamil | tamil |
in0000235 |
| Teen Adventure | teen_adventure |
in0000023 |
| Teen Comedy | teen_comedy |
in0000049 |
| Teen Drama | teen_drama |
in0000089 |
| Teen Fantasy | teen_fantasy |
in0000101 |
| Teen Horror | teen_horror |
in0000118 |
| Teen Romance | teen_romance |
in0000155 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles |
in0000271 |
| Telenovela | telenovela |
in0000210 |
| Telugu | telugu |
in0000236 |
| Terminator | terminator |
in0000286 |
| Thai | thai |
in0000237 |
| The Addams Family | the_addams_family |
in0000313 |
| The Chronicles of Narnia | the_chronicles_of_narnia |
in0000289 |
| The Conjuring Universe | the_conjuring_universe |
in0000287 |
| The Hunger Games | the_hunger_games |
in0000303 |
| The Lord of the Rings | the_lord_of_the_rings |
in0000279 |
| The Matrix | the_matrix |
in0000304 |
| The Real Housewives | the_real_housewives |
in0000269 |
| The Walking Dead | the_walking_dead |
in0000282 |
| The Witcher | the_witcher |
in0000300 |
| Thriller | thriller |
in0000186 |
| Time Travel | time_travel |
in0000166 |
| Toy Story | toy_story |
in0000272 |
| Tragedy | tragedy |
in0000090 |
| Tragic Romance | tragic_romance |
in0000156 |
| Transformers | transformers |
in0000245 |
| Travel | travel |
in0000128 |
| Travel Documentary | travel_documentary |
in0000071 |
| True Crime | true_crime |
in0000058 |
| Turkish | turkish |
in0000238 |
| Urban Adventure | urban_adventure |
in0000024 |
| Urdu | urdu |
in0000239 |
| Vampire Horror | vampire_horror |
in0000119 |
| War | war |
in0000010 |
| War Epic | war_epic |
in0000011 |
| Water Sport | water_sport |
in0000175 |
| Werewolf Horror | werewolf_horror |
in0000120 |
| Western | western |
in0000191 |
| Western Epic | western_epic |
in0000189 |
| Whodunnit | whodunnit |
in0000141 |
| Witch Horror | witch_horror |
in0000121 |
| Workplace Drama | workplace_drama |
in0000091 |
| Wuxia | wuxia |
in0000200 |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! | yu_gi_oh! |
in0000259 |
| Zombie Horror | zombie_horror |
in0000122 |
Examples¶
Each tab provides a complete collection definition and explains the filters it uses.
Finds movies with "Star Wars" in the title, excluding adult titles. "Star Wars" is a string and false is an unquoted boolean.
Finds action movies released after January 1, 1990, rated at least 7.5 with at least 100,000 votes. Returns up to 100, highest rated first. The date uses YYYY-MM-DD; 7.5 is a number and the vote count and limit are integers.
The first collection requires both action and comedy; the second accepts either genre. Both exclude horror. All multi-value strings use commas; .any changes the matching to OR.
Finds movies with a US content rating of PG. content_rating is a dictionary containing a rating string and a region code.
Selects the 100 highest-rated episodes of The Simpsons. series is the show's IMDb ID; builder_level: episode makes the collection contain episodes.