Release Notes

Added deathStatus, deathDate, deathCause and deathLocation to the Name type. DeathStatus can be used to determine whether a person is ALIVE, DEAD or PRESUMED_DEAD. The additional fields provide information about their death, assuming data is available.

Added distributionFormats to the CompanyCredit type. For distribution companies this field contains the different distribution formats (theatrical, DVD, ...) that the title is distributed in.

The initial release of the GraphQL IMDb API full paid plans are available on AWS Data Exchange: IMDb Ratings for Movies/TV/OTT (API), IMDb Essential Metadata for Movies/TV/OTT (API), IMDb and Box Office Mojo for Movies/TV/OTT (API) and the IMDb Complete Dataset Free Trial (API).

We've launched the IMDb API! Get the latest IMDb data on-demand through our new GraphQL-backed API. As an alternative to extracting data from our bulk datasets, you can now search and query only the exact titles and names you need in the format that works best for you, accessed via AWS Data Exchange. Only limited-time free trials are available from 11/29, with full paid plans to follow.

Add 'country' field to certificates, releaseDates and titleDisplay fields for titles, duplicating the existing 'region' field.

Add trivia field and goofs field for titles, as an optional enhancement to the Title Essential data (providing details about trivia and goofs on a title).

Add color field to Title Essential data (providing details about whether a title is in color or black and white).

Add parents guide field for titles, as an optional enhancement to the Title Essential data (providing details to parents and movie viewers about the title that cannot be fully conveyed by certificates).

Add KeywordsV2 field to Title Essential data (providing more detailed information about keywords).

Add distributionV2 field to Title Essential companies data (providing more detailed information about distributors).

Use OpenX Serde in Athena examples (better support for wide Unicode characters).