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Iraq is missing from IMDb Cinema Showtimes despite having active cinemas and an official IMAX theatre

Hello IMDb Support Team,

I would like to report an issue regarding cinema showtimes availability in Iraq.

Iraq is currently missing from IMDb’s cinema and showtimes listings, despite having multiple active modern cinemas in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. More importantly, Iraq now has an official IMAX theatre, which is already listed in the official IMAX theatre database.

This suggests that Iraq’s absence from IMDb Showtimes may be due to missing or unavailable cinema data rather than a lack of operating cinemas.

Could you please review the availability of cinema and showtime data for Iraq and consider adding Iraq as a supported country for cinema listings and showtimes?

Adding Iraq would allow IMDb users in the country to discover nearby cinemas and access local movie showtimes through IMDb, just as users can in other supported countries.

Thank you for your attention and support. I would appreciate it if this issue could be forwarded to the appropriate team responsible for cinema and showtime data.

 

Best regards

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Thanks for the feedback.  Showtimes are only available in a limited number of countries, sorry.  Please see https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/discover-watch/showtimes-ticket-experience-faq/GVV88QD6CJ8FJ2EK and specifically:

Where do your Showtimes come from?

IMDb receives showtimes data globally from Webedia. Our ticketing available for U.S. and Canada users is powered by Atom Tickets. At this time showtimes are available for the following countries:

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • France
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
  • UK
  • US

Hope this helps. 

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@Col_Needham​ 

Thank you for your clarification and for confirming that IMDb receives global showtimes data from Webedia.

I understand that showtimes are currently available in a limited number of countries. However, I would like to ask whether IMDb could consider requesting or supporting the addition of Iraq through Webedia.

The cinema market in Iraq has expanded significantly in recent years, with multiple modern cinema chains and the introduction of an official IMAX cinema. There is a growing audience that would benefit from having local cinema showtimes available directly on IMDb.

Could you please advise whether IMDb has a process for requesting the addition of a new country, or whether this request should be directed entirely to Webedia?

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kind regards,