The Movie Database AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Movie Review Sites

The best Movie Review alternative to The Movie Database is IMDb, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to The Movie Database and many of them are Movie Review Sites so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Movie Review Site alternatives to The Movie Database are Letterboxd, JustWatch, ratehouse and Rotten Tomatoes.

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It's completely user driven by people like you. TMDb is currently used by millions of people every month and with our and powerful API, also used by many popular media centers like Moovida, XBMC, Plex, MythTV and...

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The Movie Database alternatives page was last updated Apr 19, 2025
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  1. IMDb icon

    IMDb

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    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.

    123 IMDb alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    IMDb Features

    1.  User Rating
    2.  Movie Database
    3.  Reviews and Recommendations
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Where to Watch
    6.  Dark Mode

    IMDb VS The Movie Database

     

    • Almost everyone thinks IMDb is a great The Movie Database alternative.

    • IMDb is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to The Movie Database .

    • IMDb is the most popular free alternative to The Movie Database .

    • IMDb is Freemium and ProprietaryThe Movie Database is Free and Proprietary
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    Letterboxd

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    Letterboxd lets you keep track of every film you’ve seen, so you can instantly recommend one the moment someone asks, or check reactions to a film you’ve just heard about. We’re a global community of film fans who live to discuss, rate and rank what we watch.

    128 Letterboxd alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NZ flagNew Zealand

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Letterboxd Features

    1.  Movie Database
    2.  User Rating
    3.  Reviews and Recommendations
    4.  Where to Watch
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Personalized Recommendations
    7.  Two-factor Authentication

    Letterboxd VS The Movie Database

     
  4. JustWatch icon

    JustWatch

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    Find out where to watch movies and tv shows legally online with JustWatch. The streaming search engine.

    102 JustWatch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android TV
    • Apple TV
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Content Discovery
    2.  Meta-Search
    3.  Movie Streaming
    4.  Aggregator
    5.  Personalized Recommendations
    6.  Track movies
    7.  TV Streaming
    8.  User Rating
    9.  Where to Watch
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Cloud Sync

    JustWatch VS The Movie Database

     
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    ratehouse

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    Ratings, reviews, discussions, recommendations, lists for all media genres: music, movies, tv shows, books, video games, and podcasts. Like IMDb or Goodreads, but with more media types. Join ratehouse to consolidate your entertainment and art interests.

    121 ratehouse alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    rate.house is a media database to rate, track, and discover music, movies, TV, books, games, and podcasts.

    Top ratehouse Features

    1.  User Rating
    2.  Track movies
    3.  Ratings
    4.  Book Recommendation
    5.  Wiki-like interface
    6.  Music Recommendation
    7.  Community-based
    8.  Web-Database
    9.  Movie tracker
    10.  Book search
    11.  Tv tracker
    12.  Game tracking

    ratehouse VS The Movie Database

     
  6. Rotten Tomatoes icon

    Rotten Tomatoes

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    Rotten Tomatoes and the Tomatometer score are the world’s most trusted recommendation resources for quality entertainment. As the leading online aggregator of movie and TV show reviews from critics, we provide fans with a comprehensive guide to what’s Fresh – and what’s Rotten –...

    80 Rotten Tomatoes alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Rotten Tomatoes Features

    1.  User Rating
    2.  Reviews and Recommendations
    3.  Attribute Rating Method

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  7. TheTVDB.com icon

    TheTVDB.com

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    An open TV series database that can be modified by anybody, and accessed vi an XML API.

    50 TheTVDB.com alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage

    TheTVDB.com Features

    1.  Where to Watch
    2.  User Rating
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Personalized Recommendations
    5.  Tv schedule

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  9. Filmweb icon

    Filmweb

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    Polish Internet movie database is an online database of information related to movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, video games, and most recently, fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Filmweb Features

    1.  Personalized Recommendations
    2.  Ratings
    3.  Track movies

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    OMDB

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    omdb (open media database) is a free database for film media. There is no set editorial staff, but rather a large number of movie addicts and lovers who volunteer their time to provide material and develop the site.

    11 OMDB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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    OMDB Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Open API

    OMDB VS The Movie Database

     
  11. MyMovieRack icon

    MyMovieRack

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    Are you into Movie and TV series? Start creating your collection and let your friends know!.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Online
    MyMovieRack screenshot 1

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  12. Movieo icon

    Movieo

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    Browse, discover and organize over 180,000 movies. Movieo aggregates movie data from various sources and presents it in a simple, compact and well designed format.

    21 Movieo alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Movieo screenshot 1

    Movieo Features

    1.  Ratings

    Movieo VS The Movie Database

     
  13. Titlefindr icon

    Titlefindr

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    Titlefindr recommends Books, Movies, TV shows, and cross-media recommendations. Our service will help to find many more movies, books, and TV shows similar to your favorite ones.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Front Page

    Titlefindr Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Book Recommendation

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  14. CineLog icon

    CineLog

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    Rate and review movies and series you saw. Build your own review database !.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free

    CineLog VS The Movie Database

     
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