
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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Concern Regarding Rating Manipulation and False Representation
hope you're doing well. I would like to bring to your attention a potential issue with the rating system on your website. The content currently shows approximately high numbers only in certain star, while ratings in other categories are almost negligible. This distribution appears highly unusual and
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Top Contributor Leaderboard - February 2026
Hello IMDb Contributors! We've just released the February 2026 Top Contributors Leaderboard! The February 2026 Top Contributors Leaderboard is now available here: https://www.imdb.com/contribute/leaderboard/2026/2/ As a reminder, anyone who contributed more than 100 items last month will see their t
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Contributions still pending
I have trivia contributions that are still pending and I’m curious as to why? I understand that contributions can take awhile to approve but usually my contributions for trivia only take a couple of minutes. Here are the reference numbers: #260228-220744-260000 #260228-033858-467000 #260227-233603-9
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Beauty and the Beast writing credits
The IMDb webpage says that Judy Freudberg was an uncredited screenwriter for Beauty and the Beast (1991), but I have found no source of it whatsoever outside of the website.
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Mini bio and photo doesn’t show up in Cecília Penteado’s page
Mini bio and photo doesn’t show up in Cecília Penteado’s IMDB page, though it was accepted and later corrected in its English version. The only information that is given, is the place and date of birth. The photo and mini bio, in the Portuguese version are available in the profile page only. Can I h
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Release Dates - Premiere event bug
I noticed that when a title has its release type set as premiere, for example "Cannes Film Festival (premiere)" or any other release date marked with (premiere), voting for that title is disabled until the title has another showing. I can give some examples that I have tried to fix (with my other ac
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Why? (1973)
I've uploaded the DVD cover image of WHY? (1973) three times now. It's a high enough res image, and there's nothing objectionable in it. It seems to keep getting rejected. What's going on? This is the official video cover of the film that I'm posting, from a company selling the film on Amazon. What
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Seeking Help with a Contributor Request to Remove Duplicate Plot Outline
Hello, I’m requesting assistance with correcting an episode plot summary that continues to be declined through the standard contribution process. The most recent request, which is pending, was submitted on Feb. 26, 2026 and is #260226-164049-846000. Title: Home for the Holidays (Podcast Series)Seaso
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Rejected director correction
I try to correct this title director 260227-161720-820000 but was being declined. Can someone help this
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