Template:IMDb title/doc

This is a template to generate links to Internet Movie Database (IMDb). This template should be used exclusively for TITLES, that is, of movies, TV series, games, etc.


 * To link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use IMDb name instead.
 * To link a specific TV episode or Web series episode, use IMDb episode instead.
 * To link an episode list, use IMDb episodes instead.
 * To link a company, use IMDb company instead.
 * To link a character, use IMDb character instead.

Usage
See also: External links/Perennial websites


 * 1) Search on imdb.com for the title you want. On the Wikipedia page of the film concerned this can often be done conveniently with the link produced by previewing  . This may not work if the page title is more than just the film title.
 * 2) Click on the correct link to go to the movie's page (or whatever you're looking for). Be sure you're getting on the correct title page.
 * 3) The page URL should look like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt#######, where "#######" indicates a number.
 * 4) Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove the "tt" )
 * 5) Add to the external links section the text:
 * where "#######" is the number you've copied, and "Title" is the title of the movie or show.
 * where "#######" is the number you've copied, and "Title" is the title of the movie or show.


 * 1) (Optional) If you want to add an additional description to distinguish this film/show from another that may be on the same page with the same name, use the following text:
 * where "#######" is the number you've copied, "Title" is the title of the movie or show, and "Description" is the description of the show, in parentheses.
 * where "#######" is the number you've copied, "Title" is the title of the movie or show, and "Description" is the description of the show, in parentheses.

There is also the section parameter which can be set to awards to link to the Awards section of the site.

Example

 * 1) Let's say you want to create a link to the IMDb page on the M*A*S*H episode "Rainbow Bridge". Go to IMDb and enter "Rainbow Bridge" in the search box. You will be presented with a list of shows with the title "Rainbow Bridge". Make sure you scroll and select the one that is the M*A*S*H episode and not some other show.
 * 2) You'll get to this page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638395/
 * 3) Copy "0638395" (make sure the tt is not copied) and then paste this number as a parameter as shown below:

The result is a link like this:

Typically you do this when you want an IMDb link in the external links section of an article. Items in the external links section are usually presented as a list, so add "*" in front.

Note there is no need to type in the name or label of the link as the template will automatically use your article title as the label of the link. If however you want to use your own custom label, then input it like this:

2nd example

 * 1) Searching for the 1993 remake of the TV series "Route 66", you'll get to this page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106117/
 * 2) Copy "0106117" and then write:

The result is

Linksearch
For a given link target (or first part of that) the pages from where there are links are found by a link like:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Linksearch&target=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0426