IMDb MCP Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Search IMDb for movies and TV shows and retrieve concise, paginated result sets optimized for downstream reasoning.

• 2

  Detailed metadata about a title (cast, directors, writers, ratings, box office) to generate summaries, recommendations, or knowledge-grounded responses.

• 3

  Track upcoming releases, region-specific schedules, or curated national spotlight lists (e.g., Indian cinema) while minimizing API calls via caching.

Description

This open-source Python MCP server provides tools to search IMDb, fetch detailed movie/TV information (cast, crew, ratings, box office), and retrieve curated lists (top charts, upcoming releases, India spotlight). It implements smart pagination (5 items per page) and an in-memory caching system to reduce API calls and improve agent performance. The server is designed to be run locally or in Docker and requires a RapidAPI IMDb API key for access.