TMDB MCP Server
TMDB (The Movie Database) MCP server enabling AI agents to access comprehensive movie and TV show data — searching films and series, retrieving detailed metadata, fetching cast and crew information, getting ratings and reviews, accessing trending content, and integrating TMDB's entertainment database into agent-driven recommendation and content discovery workflows.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
API key. HTTPS. Non-commercial license. Store key in env var. Community MCP.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
An agent needs rich film and TV metadata — cast, crew, ratings, release dates, genres — for recommendation engines, content libraries, or entertainment chatbots.
Avoid When
You need actual video streaming, music/book data, or prefer IMDb's dataset.
Use Cases
- • Searching movies and TV shows from entertainment recommendation agents
- • Retrieving detailed film metadata for content library agents
- • Getting cast, director, and crew information from film knowledge agents
- • Discovering trending and popular content from entertainment agents
- • Building movie recommendation systems from personalization agents
- • Accessing ratings and reviews for content quality analysis agents
Not For
- • Teams needing video streaming (TMDB is metadata only, no video content)
- • Music, books, or podcast content (TMDB is film/TV focused)
- • Teams needing IMDb data specifically (different provider)
Interface
Authentication
TMDB API key required. Free to obtain from TMDB developer account. Read access token (v4) also supported. Free tier has generous rate limits.
Pricing
TMDB API is free for non-commercial use. Commercial applications may require licensing agreement. Community MCP is free open source.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ TMDB movie IDs are TMDB-specific — not interchangeable with IMDb IDs without conversion
- ⚠ Image URLs require TMDB base URL prefix (e.g., https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/)
- ⚠ Non-commercial use only without separate licensing agreement
- ⚠ Rate limit: 40 req/10 sec — pace requests for search-heavy agent workloads
- ⚠ Community MCP from individual contributor — TMDB API itself is well-documented
- ⚠ Results include adult content by default — filter with include_adult=false parameter
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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-07.