# FilmBrainz ideas thread (i.e. MovieBrainz, VideoBrainz, etc.)

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/filmbrainz-ideas-thread-i-e-moviebrainz-videobrainz-etc/707370
**Category:** MetaBrainz
**Tags:** en, videobrainz
**Created:** [August 2, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/filmbrainz-ideas-thread-i-e-moviebrainz-videobrainz-etc/707370 "2024-08-02T18:50:38Z")
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### Author: ![IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/ivandobsky/32/11785_2.png) [@IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/IvanDobsky)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/filmbrainz-ideas-thread-i-e-moviebrainz-videobrainz-etc/707370/2 "2024-08-06T09:50:20Z")

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> **[IMDb: Ratings, Reviews, and Where to Watch the Best Movies & TV Shows](https://www.imdb.com/)**
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> IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content. Find ratings and reviews for the newest movie and TV shows. Get personalized recommendations, and learn where to watch across hundreds of streaming...

[https://thetvdb.com](https://thetvdb.com)

> **[The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org)**
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> The Movie Database (TMDB) is a popular, user editable database for movies and TV shows.

I use the above for my KODI media centre. You’ll need to dig into how they work and find their pros and cons before trying to reinvent the wheel. How will you make FilmBrainz different enough to draw in the editors you need?

The main issue I see is resources. The sheer cost of the servers and developing another system that competes with the more established names.

Search the forum for a few older discussions on the topic:

> [@MovieBrainz?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/moviebrainz/19958):
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> Has there ever been consideration to create a MovieBrainz and/or TVBrainz? The online resources for this are fairly poor in my opinion. There is IMDB which does not have an open API, and there is TMDB and TVDB which both are poor in format compared to what I have experienced in MusicBrainz.

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