
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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What to do when a movie misidentifies the performers of licensed classical tracks?
I noticed that for certain movies, they sometimes miscredit the performers of licensed tracks, usually classical music. Sometimes, people on the internet misattribute a recording that is not credited in the movie. I wanted to bring attention to two movies: Hocus Pocus and The Shining. Hocus Pocus pl
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Scrubs is showing new shows as s10 instead of s01 (2026) as the studio and ever other tv show. Fix or contact someone?
IMDB is currently the outlier for all online DBs and not aligned with the production studio as to the new Scrubs (2026) season as they all call is s01. In the instructions I can find anything that makes it clear the best way to fix this. Just create the new series and try to delete the s10 or contac
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Slight error plot outline guide
In the plot outline guide (https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/plots/G56STCKTK7ESG7CP?ref_=helpsrall#outline) it is said that a plot outline should be shorter than 239 characters, making the maximum number of characters for a plot outline 238. This is wrong, the maximum number of chara
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Not seeing an update on a contribution I made (#260225-140134-922000)
Dear IMDB. I recently submitted a contribution/update on an award. I usually see it updated in a few minutes but its been two days and I can't seem to see any updates. Can anyone let me know if its been peeked at? Thank you so much PS: Contribution #260225-140134-922000
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combined or separate?
I have noticed that when someone has 2 roles combined in the credits e.g. first aid/craft services, they can be listed in a couple of ways. I have seen the same person in 2 episodes listed as first aid/craft services together in the Health & Safety section and the other episode separately in the Hea
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Merging Two Events Into One
Is it possible to merge two listed events (it is the same film festival, but listed by mistake twice)? If it's possible, and they get merged, is it going to keep all current data as is (the award winner names and titles that existed under both events)? Festival de Brasilia do Cinema Brasileiro (aka
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How can I change the release year of my film?
How can I change the release year of my film? I have edited online but no staff contacted me for supporting information for long time. Can I message the support team directly?
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New title repeatedly rejected
I have tried submitting a new title no less than seven times, each time being rejected due to some conflict with the title resembling an existing title. I always check the box that indicates that this is a new title, and is not an existing title. All of the other IMDB criteria has been met. The new
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I Would Like To Recover My Review (And It’s Votes)
I would like to recover this review and all of its votes to IMDb please. It was removed for no reason and I wasn’t told. I just found out when it was no longer listed under my reviews. I would just repost the review but I would lose out on the over 700 votes that it already had. I was extremely prou
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Possible false page
I have stumbled upon a possible false page. It is credited in an abundance of major animated films, but have an internet username as their name. The fact that they have an upcoming movie named after them makes me believe that this page is fake. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm17794072
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