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The Movie & TV
Data API

Movies, TV shows, episodes, actors and genres from the Cinema Watch database, through one API key and a simple JSON API.

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GET /api/v1/movie/search?q=The%20Dark%20Knight

// Response

{
  "success": true
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 16
      "title": "The Dark Knight"
      "description": "The Dark Knight is a critically acclaimed superhero thriller directed by Christopher Nolan. It follows Batman as he battles the chaos unleashed by the Joker, a criminal mastermind who seeks to plunge Gotham City into anarchy. The film explores themes of justice, morality, and sacrifice, featuring powerful performances, especially Heath Ledger’s iconic portrayal of the Joker."
      "runtime": "152"
      "budget": "185000000"
      "revenue": "539000000"
    }
  ]
}

34.8K

Movies in the API

12.8K

TV shows in the API

455

Episodes in the API

102

Actors in the API

What's in the API

Sixteen read-only endpoints covering the Cinema Watch catalogue.

Movies

Titles, descriptions, runtime, budget and revenue, genres, release dates by country, posters and backdrops, IMDb IDs, and the full cast.

TV shows

Show details, genres, images and cast, plus every episode by season.

Actors

Profiles with photos and birth dates, and their movie and TV credits.

Search

Find movies, TV shows and actors by name.

Genres

The full genre list, to browse and filter titles by.

Filter, sort and page

Filter movies and shows by genre, sort by newest, oldest or title, and page through results up to 100 at a time.

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Predictable REST endpoints, clear docs with examples in four languages, and an OpenAPI spec you can generate a client from.

REST endpoints with consistent JSON responses
API keys stored hashed, with roll and revoke
Rate-limit and quota headers on every response
OpenAPI 3.1 spec

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GET /api/v1/movie/16

// Response

{
  "success": true
  "data": {
    "id": 16
    "imdb_id": "tt0468569"
    "title": "The Dark Knight"
    "runtime": "152"
    "genres": [
      {
        "id": 28
        "name": "Action"
      },
      {
        "id": 80
        "name": "Crime"
      }
    ],
    "release_dates": [
      {
        "region": "US"
        "release_date": "2008-07-18"
      }
    ],
    "images": [
      {
        "image_type": "backdrop"
        "width": 1920
        "height": 1080
      }
    ]
  }
}

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