
Data Issues & Policy Discussions
This category is managed by our IMDb Content team. IMDb Content is the team that collects and manages the content that makes IMDb authoritative & accurate. We depend upon our users to supply the majority of our content, and will use this space to both answer questions and collect ideas for how to make IMDb more authoritative, accurate, and easy to add to.
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Merge declined
I stumbled upon a TV movie entry for "Polizeiruf 110: Aquarius" under https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37813541/reference/. However, this is actually an episode of a series and already has an entry under https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1542295/reference. I submitted a merge (#251125-221346-996000), but it
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Death date declined, despite including evidence
Hello there. I have yet another issue regarding adding a death date. For toy executive Mike Wood, I added his birth and death date by using his obituary from The New York Times article regarding his death, and yet, while they approve the birth date, the death date is declined since they were "unable
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Title Correction Approved But Hasn't Changed
Hello, I recently submitted a title change for a project on IMDB. The contribution was approved (maybe 3 days ago), but the title has not changed. Can someone assist me with this, or let me know when the change may take place? The contribution number is #251118-173030-460000Cheers, Chris
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Hunting Hitler and his dupes
In the following submissions, I tried to delete the duplicated posters for this title: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5248878/mediaindex/ Unfortunately, they were all declined. I guess the site will break if these unique pics will be deleted, but still I'd like a staffer to take a look. It concerns th
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Language not removed from pictures while only a name is listed #16
In submission #251107-232356-843602 I wanted to delete the language English from this poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177447/mediaviewer/rm1798765056/ In submission #251107-232603-041902 I tried to delete the same language from this poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051329/mediaviewer/rm14
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Review got deleted
I posted my review for "The Taj Story" around 25 days ago, and it got around 25 likes and dislikes approximately, and it was, of course, approved by IMDb's Contribution page, so why is it suddenly missing from my account even in the movie's review section? I searched, and I couldn't find it. Without
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Yet *another* date of death that has been declined "unable to verify" when I have cited an obituary
Submission 251126-091635-721000 has been declined with reason "unable to verify".The text of the submission is Date of DeathEdit Before November 2025 (prostate cancer)After 14 November 2025 (prostate cancer)Your Comment “ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/24/ian-marchant-obituary "died aged
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(non) unique photo issue - #251110-231314-232702
Is this yet another one of the (almost) infamous unique cases where a duplicated photo can't be deleted?
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How to contribute to my own page?
Hello everyone, I'd like to explain my situation: I just found out that I have a page in IMDb thanks to the credits of a production I worked at, but it has no info other than my name and the name of the production itself. I'd like to start contributing to my own page with more details and maybe use
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How to remove a non-official poster marked as official?
Hello, I have a question regarding country-specific posters on IMDb. There is a title that does not have an official theatrical or distributor poster. Instead, a user uploaded their own image and marked it as the official poster. The issue is that IMDb’s rules clearly state that posters must be offi
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