IMDb Alternatives

IMDb is described as 'Launched online in 1990 and a subsidiary of Amazon.com since 1998, IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content, designed to help fans explore the world of movies and shows and decide what to watch' and is a leading Movie Review site in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to IMDb for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best IMDb alternative is The Movie Database , which is free. Other great apps like IMDb are Simkl, Letterboxd, Trakt.tv and Metacritic.

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IMDb alternatives are mainly Movie Databases, but if you're looking for Movie Review Sites or Episode Trackers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source and Movie Database. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to IMDb.
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  1. What to Watch is an AI-powered movie recommendation app and a smart alternative to JustWatch, Reelgood and long IMDb watchlists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  2. ShowSkimmer icon
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    Use ShowSkimmer to discover which TV episodes are worth watching. Go to showskimmer.com and enter a TV show, and ShowSkimmer will show you the most highly rated episodes of that show. ShowSkimmer was created because the author wanted to watch the 50 best episodes of Star Trek:...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. DropThe icon
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    Culture. Business. Tech. Wellness. Drop the noise. We map the hidden connections behind every story to show you who's involved and what's real.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Piecelet for NeoDB is your all-in-one tool to enhance your experience with NeoDB, a fediverse platform for track and share your favorite movies, TV shows, books, more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. FlickPick icon
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    Tired of endless scrolling? Can't decide what to watch tonight? Let Flick Pick solve your movie dilemmas!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. BingeList icon
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    Tired of the “what to watch” debate? Binge List makes it easy to share and collaborate on watch lists with friends + family. Create and share multiple watch lists. Find the streaming services that the shows you want to watch are available on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  7. MovieDict icon
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    Have you ever tried to discuss your favorite film in a hostel abroad? Movie title translations are amazingly creative and often have little to do with the original wording. Enter MovieDict, your portable dictionary for thousands of popular movie titles. It even works offline!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  8. Cinemô icon
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    Cinemô is a social app built exclusively for people who are serious about movies and series. Unlike general social networks where film content competes with everything else in an endless feed, Cinemô is a space where every single user shares the same passion: great...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Online
     
  9. Shownex icon
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    Shownex is a social hub for personalized movie discovery, unifying titles across 300+ streaming platforms and regions. It scores matches to your taste, lets you search in natural language, and explains why each pick is a good fit.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  10. WhatIsThisMovie is a movie discovery tool that helps users identify films from descriptions, scene clues, or simple keywords.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Dinner is ready, but you’re stuck scrolling through generic categories for 20 minutes, paralyzed by bad algorithms. FlickFuture fixes this. It is a 100% ad-free command center for movie and TV discovery, designed to fix decision paralysis.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. WhatMovie icon
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    The main purpose of WhatMovie is to identify movies and TV shows from uploaded video clips and show where they’re available to stream worldwide.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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