TMDB MCP Server

io.github.Grinv/tmdb-mcp

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

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tmdb-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tmdb-mcp@0.14.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TMDB_API_TOKEN": "<your TMDB_API_TOKEN>",
        "OMDB_API_KEY": "<your OMDB_API_KEY>",
        "TMDB_LANGUAGE": "en-US",
        "TMDB_REGION": "US"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • TMDB_API_TOKENrequiredsecretRequired. TMDB v4 'Read Access Token' from themoviedb.org/settings/api (sent as a Bearer token).
  • OMDB_API_KEYsecretOptional. Free key from omdbapi.com — enables IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic ratings.
  • TMDB_LANGUAGEOptional. Default response language as ISO-639-1, optionally with a region (e.g. ru-RU, en-US, ja).
  • TMDB_REGIONOptional. Default ISO-3166-1 country code (e.g. US, RU, GB) for region-specific results.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.14.0
Registry
active
Published
10/22/2026
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