Data Issues & Policy Discussions

Data Issues & Policy Discussions

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The “romantic-comedy” and “romcom" and "rom com" keywords should be deleted, with Romance and Comedy as genres instead.

The guideline: Repeating genres: For example, we have the genres Romance and Drama so you can submit these as genres to the title rather than submitting the keyword romantic-drama.Does not the same apply to Romantic Comedies? Why is this an exception, if it is? With advance title search, one can als

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Search/sort options for people/celebs ? When several people have the same name.

Hello. I am really missing som options when it comes to finding the correct person/celeb/actor/crew member, when there are more than a few with the same name. For example if I as a contributor are going to add them to a title. Is it possible to make som improvements here or is there options I'm not

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Factual Error GOOFS on cartoons

Looking for opinions or guidance. I've been watching a lot of Looney Tunes lately, and I've noticed a disconcerting number of "Factual Error" GOOFs for them. Examples (paraphrased): The below is from "Beep Prepared" - the magnet Wile E. Coyote is wearing while on roller skates to catch the roadrunne

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Need a Credit Change

Hi there, I've submitted a credit change for the above ID# 260318-013209-041000. As the producer of this film, the previous credit was uploaded by mistake. Please change the credit to the correct one to avoid future problems. Thank you! Best warm, Jonas Hu

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Release date of Jazz City to be revised to correct release date. Please review.

Hello, I have submitted a release date correction for a title and included supporting evidence from the official OTT platform (SonyLIV) and Times of India. Submission ID: 260320-051628-074000 The update reflects the confirmed release date (19 March 2026 – internet, India). Could you please review th

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Release date deletions - Challenging the outcome

Two release date corrections submitted by me this week have been declined, and I am writing here to challenge both. One is a deletion that I have submitted successfully in the past (with plenty of evidence); the incorrect release date has now been added back to the site, and I have tried to delete i

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Missing Film? The Snapper (1993)

Is there a reason Stephen Frears' 1993 film The Snapper is missing from the imdb library? It it listed in other databases, so I know I'm not going crazy. Is it a simple omission, or is there another reason I don't get a search result? I mean, Stephen Frears ain't no Alan Smithee. Heck, Colm Meaney e

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Unable to delete actor credit

I have found out that there are two actors with name Zdeněk Blažek. One was born in 1922 and other was born 1926. I have checked both filmographies and I have found out that there are some titles mis-assigned. First I add correct actor to each movie and then delete incorrect one. In three cases was

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Why were these contributions rejected?

Hi, Tried twice, both rejected, why? https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/260315-073330-327000 https://contribute.imdb.com/contribution/260318-215352-992000

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What information is required to correct the release date?

Hi, About 260312-142923-290000 and 260312-142630-869000. What other information can I provide?

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