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{{For-multi|a person|Template:IMDb name|a specific episode|Template:IMDb episode|an episode list|Template:IMDb episodes|an event|Template:IMDb event}}
{{High-use}}
{{Lua|Module:EditAtWikidata|Module:String2}}
{{Uses Wikidata|P345}}

This template is used to generate an external link to a web page at [[IMDb]]. It should be used exclusively for TITLES—movies, TV series, games, etc.—and is intended for use in the [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]] section of an article.

== Usage ==
Unnamed parameters:
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> }}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> | <var>TITLE</var> }}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> | <var>TITLE</var> | <var>DESCRIPTION</var> }}

Named parameters:
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id{{=}} <var>ID</var> }}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id{{=}} <var>ID</var> | title{{=}} <var>TITLE</var> }}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id{{=}} <var>ID</var> | title{{=}} <var>TITLE</var> | description{{=}} <var>DESCRIPTION</var>}}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id{{=}} <var>ID</var> | quotes{{=}} yes }}

Using [[Wikidata]] property {{Wikidata property link|345}}:
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} }}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | title{{=}} <var>TITLE</var> }}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | title{{=}} <var>TITLE</var> | description{{=}} <var>DESCRIPTION</var>}}
* {{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}} | quotes{{=}} yes }}

== Instructions ==
{{See also|Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#IMDb (Internet Movie Database)}}

# Search on [https://www.imdb.com IMDb.com] for the title you want. On the Wikipedia page of the film concerned this can often be done with the link produced by previewing <code><nowiki>{{IMDb title}}</nowiki></code> (this may not work if the page title is more than just the film title).
# 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.
# The page [[URL]] should look like this:
#: <code><nowiki>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt</nowiki>{{Highlight|######}}/</code>
#: where <code>######</code> indicates a number.
# Copy the 7- or 8-digit ID number that appears after <code>tt</code> in the URL. The leading "tt" is not required, but the template will still work if it is included. The leading zeros in the number are recommended for [[#Linksearch|Linksearch]] uniformity.
# Add the following to the external links section of the article:
#: {{tlx|IMDb title|{{Highlight|######}}|''Film Name''}} or {{tlx|IMDb title|id{{=}}{{Highlight|######}}|title{{=}}''Film Name''}}
#: where <code>######</code> is the number you've copied, and <code>''Film Name''</code> is the title of the movie or show.
# (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:
#: {{tlx|IMDb title|#######|''Title''|''Description''}}
#: where <code>#######</code> is the number you've copied, <code>''Title''</code> is the title of the movie or show, and <code>''Description''</code> is the description of the show, in parentheses. The description is rendered outside the automatic quote marks or italic formatting.

== Examples ==

=== Parameter: id (1) ===
# Search on [https://www.imdb.com IMDb.com] for the title ''[[Alpha Dog]]''. This can also be done on the Wikipedia page by previewing {{tlx|IMDb title}} and clicking that link (https://www.imdb.com/find?q=Alpha+Dog&s=tt).
# On the IMDb search results page, click the link for "Alpha Dog (2006)". That IMDb page URL is:
#: <code>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426883/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt{{Highlight|0426883}}/]</code> or <code>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426883/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt{{Highlight|0426883}}/]</code>
# Copy <code>0426883</code> and add it to the template:
#* {{tlx|IMDb title|0426883|_show_result=y}}
#* {{tlx|IMDb title|id{{=}}0426883}}

Typically this is a list item in the external links section (even if there is only one link), so you should add "*" in front.

=== Parameter: title (2) ===
* {{tlx|IMDb title|0426883|Alpha Dog|_show_result=y}}
* {{tlx|IMDb title|id{{=}}0426883|title{{=}}Alpha Dog|_show_result=y}}

=== Parameter: description (3) ===
* {{tlx|IMDb title|0106117|Route 66|(1993 TV series)|_show_result=y}}
* {{tlx|IMDb title|id{{=}}0106117|title{{=}}Route 66|description{{=}}(1993 TV series)|_show_result=y}}

=== Parameter: qid ===
Using Wikidata property {{Wikidata property link|345}} from Wikidata item {{Wikidata entity link|105801}}:
* {{tlx|IMDb title|qid{{=}}Q105801|title{{=}}Stargate|_show_result=y}}

=== No parameters ===
Usage in Wikipedia article [[Stargate (film)|''Stargate'' (film)]]:
* {{tlx|IMDb title}} → {{IMDb title|qid=Q105801|title=Stargate}}

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "This is a template to generate links to Internet Movie Database.",
"params": {
"id": {
"label": "ID",
"aliases": [
"1"
],
"description": "Number of the IMDb title, taken from the numbers at the end of its IMDb URL. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P345 contains an ID starting with tt or the qid parameter is used, but required if not.",
"type": "number",
"required": false,
"default": "Wikidata property P345 or IMDb search URL"
},
"title": {
"label": "Title",
"aliases": [
"2"
],
"description": "Title of the production. Defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as (film).",
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"default": "{{PAGENAMEBASE}}"
},
"description": {
"label": "Description",
"aliases": [
"3"
],
"description": "Description of the production, such as the year made (in parentheses).",
"type": "string",
"required": false
},
"qid": {
"description": "Retrieves the id stored at a specific Wikidata item, this can be used to get an id stored in another item without using the 'id' parameter."
},
"link_hide": {
"description": "If parameter is used and has something other than blank, IMDb will not be wikilinked"
}
}
}
</templatedata>

== Wikidata ==
The [[Wikidata]] project provides a central collection of information and parameters for articles for the various [[Wikimedia Foundation]] projects. This includes the IMDB title codes for films. For example, the film ''[[Space Milkshake]]'' has a corresponding [[wikidata:Q7572422|Wikidata item (Q7572422)]], which in turn includes an [[wikidata:Property:P345|IMDb identifier]]. If {{tl|IMDb title}} is invoked in an article without the "id" parameter, and if Wikidata has an IMDb identifier specified for that article's corresponding item, the IMDb link with its title code will be included automatically.

For new film articles, the IMDb identifier property (and the film title item itself) may need to be added at Wikidata first, so that the default IMDb link can be available for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.

This Wikidata capability was implemented on the English Wikipedia as of April 2013.

Note that the title code (first parameter) can still be specified as before and this will override the Wikidata default e.g. where this template is used to link to a film whose title does not correspond to the subject of the article (for example, in the case of a single article about a film and its sequels).

The second parameter for the film title override is still available to handle differences between article titles and film titles (e.g. due to [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] wording in the title). The first parameter may be left blank to default from Wikidata – for example <nowiki>{{IMDb title||Film title}}</nowiki>.

== Sections ==
The template will automatically change when the template is used on lists of awards, characters, or soundtracks. The url is made more specific to reflect the articles scope. This is done by identifying the articles type through Wikidata.

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

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

== Tracking categories ==
<section begin=Tracking/>
* {{Category link with count|IMDb template with invalid id set}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using IMDb title with no id set}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using IMDb title instead of IMDb episode}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using IMDb title instead of IMDb episodes}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using IMDb title with unknown parameters}}
* {{Category link with count|IMDb title ID different from Wikidata}}
* {{Category link with count|IMDb title ID not in Wikidata}}<section end=Tracking/>

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:IMDb]]

Similar television title template:
* {{tl|BBC programme}}
* {{tl|Screenonline TV title}} – which focuses on British television series

Similar film title templates:
* {{tl|TCMDb title}}
* {{tl|AFI film}}
* {{tl|Screenonline title}}
* {{tl|Rotten Tomatoes}}
* {{tl|Metacritic film}}
* {{tl|Mojo title}}

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||
[[Category:Film external link templates]]
[[Category:Television external link templates]]
[[Category:Templates using data from Wikidata]]
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]
[[Category:External link templates using Wikidata]]
[[Category:IMDb templates]]

}}</includeonly>

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