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The Movie Database (TMDB) versus IMDb
Compare	The Movie Database (TMDB)	IMDb
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Personal movie/TV tracking tools	Movie and TV fans checking ratings
Who it's not for	Commercial apps wanting self-serve licensing	Casual viewers eyeing paid IMDbPro . $19.99/month for a profile pic
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	No IMDb-specific vulnerabilities found in reviewed sources; listed CVEs affect a third-party WordPress IMDb widget, not.
Support quality	2.0/5 Trustpilot across 24 reviews	No support evidence found
Public sentiment	Users value the free, comprehensive catalog but complain about arbitrary content removals, moderation, and metadata linking issues.^³	Longtime fans praise the database's depth but increasingly complain about redesigns, removed forums, and rating bias.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Commercial API use is not self-serve; you must contact TMDB for business terms.^⁵	IMDbPro converts to $19.99/month after trial; some report unexpected charges

Pick The Movie Database (TMDB) when

Personal movie/TV tracking tools
Media center metadata (Kodi, Stremio)
Hobby dev projects needing free metadata
Data analysis and ML datasets

When The Movie Database (TMDB) is not a fit

Commercial apps wanting self-serve licensing
Teams needing guaranteed data accuracy or SLAs
Anyone requiring paid support
Buyers needing published security posture

Pick IMDb when

Movie and TV fans checking ratings
Finding where to stream titles
Entertainment industry professionals via IMDbPro
Researchers needing film metadata

When IMDb is not a fit

Casual viewers eyeing paid IMDbPro . $19.99/month for a profile pic
Anyone wanting community forums . IMDb shut its message boards
Businesses wanting review management or a CRM . wrong category entirely
Users wanting an open database with API freedom

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The Movie Database (TMDB)themoviedb.org
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The Movie Database Reviews - Trustpilottrustpilot.com
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TMDb is ruining Letterboxd for me - Redditreddit.com
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TMDB just purged a bunch of RLM content - Redditreddit.com
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API for Business - TMDBthemoviedb.org
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API Terms of Use - TMDBthemoviedb.org
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TMDB Developer FAQdeveloper.themoviedb.org
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TMDB TV Shows Scraper - Apifyapify.com
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The Movie Database Pack - Codacoda.io
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Security page - themoviedb.orgthemoviedb.org
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IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watchimdb.com
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IMDbPro Official Sitepro.imdb.com
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How much does using IMDb cost?help.imdb.com
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IMDb Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.com
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I hate what IMDB has become in recent years . Redditreddit.com
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Imdb pro? Like for real? Why? . Redditreddit.com
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