This PHP library enables you to scrape data from IMDB.com.
This script is a proof of concept. It’s working, but you shouldn’t use it. IMDb doesn’t allow this method of data fetching. I do not use or promote this script. You’re responsible for using it.
The technique used is called “web scraping.” Which means, if IMDb changes any of their HTML, the script is going to fail. I won’t update this on a regular basis, so don’t count on it to be working all the time.
<?php
include_once 'imdb.class.php';
$IMDB = new IMDB('Movie Title or IMDB URL');
if ($IMDB->isReady) {
print_r($IMDB->getAll());
} else {
echo 'Movie not found. 😞';
}Get all available data
getAll()
Also Known As
getAka()
All local names
getAkas()
Aspect Ratio
getAspectRatio()
Awards
getAwards()
Budget
getBudget()
Cast
getCast($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true) - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of people returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed
Cast Images
getCastImages($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true, $sSize = 'small', $bDownload = false) - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of people returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed, $sSize defines the size of the cast image "small, mid and big", $bDownload if the cast image should be downloaded or not
Cast (with links)
getCastAsUrl($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true, $sTarget = '') - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of people returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed, $sTarget defines a target
Cast and Character
getCastAndCharacter($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true) - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of people returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed
Cast and Character (with links)
getCastAndCharacterAsUrl($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true, $sTarget = '') - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of people returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed, $sTarget defines a target
Certification
getCertification()
Color
getColor()
Company
getCompany()
Company (with links)
getCompanyAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Country
getCountry()
Country (with links)
getCountryAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Creator
getCreator()
Creator (with links)
getCreatorAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Description
getDescription()
Director
getDirector()
Director (with links)
getDirectorAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Distributor
getDistributor($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true) - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of distributors returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed
Distributor (with links)
getDistributorAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Episode
getEpisodeTitle() - returns the episode title of the tv show
Genre
getGenre()
Genre (with links)
getGenreAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Gross
getGross() to get cumulative worldwide gross
Language
getLanguage()
Language (with links)
getLanguageAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Location
getLocation()
Location (with links)
getLocationAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
MPAA
getMpaa()
Metacritics
getMetaCritics() - returns all critic reviews
Metascore
getMetaScore() - returns the average score and number of votes based on metacritic.
Music Composer
getMusic()
Music Composer (with links)
getMusicAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Plot
getPlot($iLimit = 0) - $iLimit defines the maximum characters returned
Plot Keywords
getPlotKeywords()
Poster
getPoster($sSize = 'small', $bDownload = true) - $sSize defines small or big poster size, $bDownload if the poster should be downloaded or not
Rating
getRating()
Release Date
getReleaseDate()
Release Dates
getReleaseDates() returning all release dates for each country
Runtime
getRuntime()
Seasons
getSeasons()
Seasons (with links)
getSeasonsAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Sound Mix
getSoundMix()
Tagline
getTagline()
Title
getTitle($bForceLocal = false) - $bForceLocal tries to return the original name of the movie
Trailer
getTrailerAsUrl($bEmbed = false) - $bEmbed defines if you want to link to player directly or not.
TVInfo
getTVInfo() - returns an array of all season/episodes of a tv show (includes plot/rating/votes/airdate).
Type
getType() - returns the type of the title (movie, tv episode, tv series)
Url
getUrl()
User Review
getUserReview()
Votes
getVotes()
Writer
getWriter()
Writer (with links)
getWriterAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Year
getYear()
If you run into any malfunctions, feel free to submit an issue. Make sure to enable debugging: const IMDB_DEBUG = true; in imdb.class.php.
