TMDB MCP Server

latest · 0.11.0

MCP server for The Movie Database (TMDB) with IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic ratings via OMDb.

GitHub: Grinv/tmdb-mcp
npm: tmdb-mcp
MCP registry: io.github.grinv/tmdb-mcp

Install

Needs an env var: TMDB_API_TOKEN — replace the <placeholders> with your values.

claude mcp add io-github-grinv-tmdb-mcp --env TMDB_API_TOKEN=<TMDB_API_TOKEN> -- npx tmdb-mcp

/mcp confirms it's connected.

Install

Or add it manually in ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-grinv-tmdb-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "tmdb-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<TMDB_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

In claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config), then restart:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-grinv-tmdb-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "tmdb-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<TMDB_API_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config entry, any MCP client:

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "tmdb-mcp"
  ],
  "env": {
    "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<TMDB_API_TOKEN>"
  }
}

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GitHubsource ↗

GitHub stars · 20 days ago: ★ 5
Contributors · 14 days ago: 2
Last commit · 20 days ago: 37 days ago
Release cadence · 20 days ago: about daily
Latest release · 20 days ago: v0.11.0
License · 20 days ago: MIT

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npm downloads · 14 days ago: 326 / week ↗

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search movies, TV, and people, pull full credits and trailers, and check where a title streams in a given region. needs a free TMDB key. github.com/cyanheads/tmdb-mcp-server #MCP #movies #film ↗
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Transport: stdio
Status: listed
Source: Imported from the MCP registry
Repository: source ↗