IMDb

IMDb is an online database of films, television programs, cast and crew, biographies, ratings, and entertainment industry information.

Film: A work of moving images created to tell a story, document events, or convey ideas. Films are the database’s central entries, with credits, release information, and ratings.
Col Needham: A British computer scientist who founded IMDb and served as its chief executive. Needham created the early database and led its growth.
IMDb Top 250: A ranked list of feature films ordered by IMDb user ratings under defined eligibility rules. It turns submitted ratings into a widely consulted film ranking.
Rotten Tomatoes: A film and television website known for aggregating critics’ reviews and audience ratings. Its review-consensus model differs from IMDb’s title database and weighted user score.
Television program: A series or standalone work produced for broadcast or streaming television. IMDb records television series and episodes alongside films.
rec.arts.movies: A Usenet discussion group devoted to films and cinema. IMDb’s early film lists grew from information shared in this community.
IMDb rating: IMDb’s weighted average score for a film or television title, based on user votes. This title score is the database’s most visible audience metric.
Metacritic: A review-aggregation website that converts critics’ scores into weighted Metascores. Metacritic emphasizes critics’ reviews, while IMDb centers user-submitted ratings and credits.
Film credit: A record identifying a person’s role in producing or performing in a film or television work. Credits connect title pages to cast and crew profiles.
Usenet: A distributed discussion system that organized public conversations into newsgroups. IMDb’s volunteer contributors coordinated through Usenet before the site’s commercial era.

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