This PHP library enables you to scrape data from IMDB.com.
The script is a proof of concept. It’s mostly working, but you shouldn’t use it. IMDb doesn’t allow this method of data fetching. I personally do not use or promote this script, you’re fully responsive if you’re using it.
The technique used is called “web scraping”. This means, if IMDb changes anything within their HTML source, the script is most likely going to fail. I won’t update this regularly, so don’t count on it to be working all the time.
<?php
include_once 'imdb.class.php';
$oIMDB = new IMDB('Movie Title or IMDB URL');
if ($oIMDB->isReady) {
[… Do something, see below …]
}
else {
[… Movie was not found …]
}
}
?>Get all available data
getAll()
Also Known As
getAka()
Aspect Ratio
getAspectRatio()
Awards
getAwards()
Budget
getBudget()
Cast
getCast($iLimit = 0, $bMore = true) - $iLimit defines the maximum amount of people returned, $bMore if "…" should be added to the string if needed
Cast (with links)
getCastAsUrl($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 = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Director
getDirector()
Director (with links)
getDirectorAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Genre
getGenre()
Genre (with links)
getGenreAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Language
getLanguage()
Language (with links)
getLanguageAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
Location
getLocation()
Location (with links)
getLocationAsUrl($sTarget = '') - $sTarget defines a target
MPAA
getMpaa()
Plot Keywords
getPlotKeywords()
Plot
getPlot($iLimit = 0) - $iLimit defines the maximum characters returned
Poster
getPoster($sSize = 'small', $bDownload = true) - $sSize defines small or big poster size, $bDownload if the poster should be downloaded or not
Rating
getRating()
Release Date
getReleaseDate()
Runtime
getRuntime()
Seasons
getSeasons()
Seasons (with links)
getSeasonsAsUrl($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) - $bEmbed defines if you want to link to player directly or not.
Url
getUrl()
User Review
getUserReview()
Votes
getVotes()
Writer
getWriter()
Writer (with links)
getWriterAsUrl($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.