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TMDB MCP Server

An MCP server for The Movie Database (TMDB) that allows agents to search and look up movies, TV shows, and people. It retrieves metadata such as overviews, genres, runtime, cast, and directors. With an optional OMDb key, it also fetches IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic ratings. It speaks standard MCP over stdio, compatible with clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code.

Package and access

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TMDB MCP Server logo, by GrinvCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Grinv
You need:Once it's connected, just ask your agent in natural language (needs a free TMDB token; see Getting your credentials )The only required credential is a TMDB v4 Read Access Token
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What you can do with it

  • Search for movies and TV shows by title or keyword
  • Retrieve detailed metadata like genres, runtime, and cast
  • Find trending movies or highly-rated films by genre
  • Get IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic ratings via OMDb

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.14.0
mcp-registry: io.github.Grinv/tmdb-mcp@0.14.0Source repository
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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tmdb-mcp 0.14.0

npmnpx
tmdb-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "0.14.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "tmdb-mcp",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "TMDB_API_TOKEN",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Required. TMDB v4 'Read Access Token' from themoviedb.org/settings/api (sent as a Bearer token)."
    },
    {
      "name": "OMDB_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional. Free key from omdbapi.com — enables IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic ratings."
    },
    {
      "name": "TMDB_LANGUAGE",
      "default": "en-US",
      "description": "Optional. Default response language as ISO-639-1, optionally with a region (e.g. ru-RU, en-US, ja)."
    },
    {
      "name": "TMDB_REGION",
      "default": "US",
      "description": "Optional. Default ISO-3166-1 country code (e.g. US, RU, GB) for region-specific results."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tmdb-mcp@0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_TOKEN>",
        "OMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_REGION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tmdb-mcp@0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_TOKEN>",
        "OMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_REGION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tmdb-mcp@0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_TOKEN>",
        "OMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_REGION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tmdb-mcp@0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TMDB_API_TOKEN>",
        "OMDB_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_TMDB_LANGUAGE>",
        "TMDB_REGION": "<YOUR_TMDB_REGION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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