IMDB_Api_python

Install

pip install IMDBAPI

windows

py -m pip install IMDBAPI

with setup.py

py setup.py install

API

getRating(movieName ):

	which returns the rating of the requsted movie by passing Movie Name as a parameter

getRatingByImdbId(IMDB_ID ):

	which returns the rating of the requsted movie by IMDB ID as a prameter

getDirector(movieName):

	which returns the Directors name of the requsted movie by passing Movie Name as a parameter

getDirectorByImdbId(IMDB_ID ):

	which returns the Directors name of the requsted movie by IMDB ID as a prameter

getCasting(movieName, length=10, all=False):

	which returns the cast list of the requsted movie by passing Movie Name as a parameter

length: No of castlist which will be returned (default "10")

all: if set to True returns all the cast list (default "False")

getCastingByImdbId(IMDB_ID , length=10, all=False):

	which returns the cast list of the requsted movie by IMDB ID as a prameter

length: No of castlist which will be returned (default "10")

all: if set to True returns all the cast list (default "False")

getSummary(movieName ):

	which returns the summary of the requsted movie by passing Movie Name as a parameter

getSummaryByImdbId(IMDB_ID ):

	which returns the summary of the requsted movie by IMDB ID as a prameter

getMovie(movieName ):

	which returns the an object with data of the requsted movie by passing Movie Name as a parameter (see getMovieByImdbId() for more deatails)

getMovieByImdbId(IMDB_ID ):

	which returns the data of the requsted movie by IMDB ID as a prameter, data is as follows
title - Movie full tile
runTime - duration of the movie
titleYear - year of the movie title
releaseDate - date of the movie
gener - gener as an array
posterUrl - url of the movie poster
rating - rating of the movie
summary - summary text
director - name of the director
casting - list of top 10 cast (can be tweaked to print all the casting)

Example

fromIMDBAPIimportIMDBimdb=IMDB()
print("Movie rated: "+imdb.getRating('darknight rises')+" out of 10")
Movie: TheDarkKnightRisesMovierated: '8.4'outof10Sample1.pyoutput: (prettyprintedjustforviewing)
Enteramovie: darknightrisesMovie: TheDarkKnightRisesMovieRated: 8.4outOf10Movie: TheDarkKnightRisesSummary: EightyearsaftertheJoker'sreignofanarchy, Batman, withthehelpoftheenigmaticCatwoman, isforcedfromhisexiletosaveGothamCity, nowontheedgeoftotalannihilation, fromthebrutalguerrillaterroristBane.
Movie: TheDarkKnightRisesDirector: ChristopherNolanMovie: TheDarkKnightRisesCast_listsize: 10
{
'actor': 'Christian Bale',
'role': 'Bruce Wayne'
} {
'actor': 'Gary Oldman',
'role': 'Commissioner Gordon'
} {
'actor': 'Tom Hardy',
'role': 'Bane'
} {
'actor': 'Joseph Gordon-Levitt',
'role': 'Blake'
} {
'actor': 'Anne Hathaway',
'role': 'Selina'
} {
'actor': 'Marion Cotillard',
'role': 'Miranda'
} {
'actor': 'Morgan Freeman',
'role': 'Fox'
} {
'actor': 'Michael Caine',
'role': 'Alfred'
} {
'actor': 'Matthew Modine',
'role': 'Foley'
} {
'actor': 'Alon Aboutboul',
'role': 'Dr. Pavel (as Alon Moni Aboutboul)'
}
MovieDetails:
Movie: TheDarkKnightRises
{
"title": "The Dark Knight Rises",
"runTime": "2h44min",
"titleYear": "2012",
"releaseDate": "2012-07-20",
"gener": ["Action", "Thriller"],
"posterUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk4ODQzNDY3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODA0NTM4Nw@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL__QL50.jpg",
"rating ": "8.4 ",
"summary ": "Eight years after the Joker 's reign of anarchy,Batman with the help of the enigmatic Catwoman,is forced from his exile to save Gotham City",
"director ": "ChristopherNolan ", "casting ": [{
'actor': 'Christian Bale',
'role': 'Bruce Wayne'
}, {
'actor': 'Gary Oldman',
'role': 'Commissioner Gordon'
}, {
'actor': 'Tom Hardy',
'role': 'Bane'
}, {
'actor': 'Joseph Gordon-Levitt',
'role': 'Blake'
}, {
'actor': 'Anne Hathaway',
'role': 'Selina'
}, {
'actor': 'Marion Cotillard',
'role': 'Miranda'
}, {
'actor': 'Morgan Freeman',
'role': 'Fox'
}, {
'actor': 'Michael Caine',
'role': 'Alfred'
}, {
'actor': 'Matthew Modine',
'role': 'Foley'
}, {
'actor': 'Alon Aboutboul',
'role': 'Dr. Pavel (as Alon Moni Aboutboul)'
}
]
}

IMDB_ID :

is an unique ID given by IMDB to a movie or series or a celebrity, IMDB_ID can be found in the URL.
if you open IMDB for a movie, say "The Dark night rises" the URL will be "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/"
this last text "tt1345836" is the IMDB ID of the movie