Download the .tsv.gz files directly from their Amazon S3 links.

Regional titles and translations for global releases.

: Returns full plot summaries, poster URLs, and Rotten Tomatoes ratings alongside IMDb ratings. The Movie Database (TMDB) API

Since the official IMDb API is typically enterprise-focused and expensive, many developers use these alternatives: IMDb Non-Commercial Datasets | IMDb Developer

Use if you need a free live API with images and poster art.

There is no official free REST API from IMDb (that is a paid service via AWS Marketplace). However, developers often use or The Movie Database (TMDB) as free alternatives that mirror IMDb IDs. These are legally distinct but allow you to pull ratings and posters for free without touching IMDb’s raw files.