Adding new information to the IMDb
  • I'm adding data for the first time; what are the top 5 things I should know?
  • How do I add information for a film/actor?
  • How do I add/correct my own credits?
  • How do I add a new title?
  • How do I add a new name?
  • Can I submit data for an unreleased/unfinished film?
  • How can I add a new episode to a TV series?
  • How can I add my film reviews to the site?
  • Should I add this project as an episode or a separate title?
  • You asked for proof my new title is eligible. What types of URL are acceptable?
  • I own a photo or poster that you don't have, can I send it to you?
  • Can I add historical staff to companies?
  • How do I add an episodic credit?
 
Where's my stuff?
  • How long does it take for new data to be added? What happened to my update?
  • Why do updates to data or votes for smaller films take weeks while information and user comments for big films are added almost overnight?
  • Why haven't you added my film to the database yet?
  • I added a new title that has just gone live; where is the rest of the data submitted along with it?
 
Correcting existing information: names
  • I know for a fact that the John Smith who worked on film X is not the same John Smith who worked on film Y. How do I delete the incorrect credits?
  • It's clear that John Smith and John I. Smith are likely to be the same person. Why do you have two listings for him?
  • You spelled my name wrong! How do I get it fixed?
  • I know for a fact that there is only one John Smith registered with the Screen Actors Guild, so all the other ones listed in the database must be wrong. How do I delete them?
  • Person X actually has credits for person Y too, how can I split their listings?
  • Person X has two separate name pages. How can I combine them?
 
Correcting existing information: titles
  • You spelled a title wrong! How do I get it fixed?
  • Why does one of my credits now say that I worked on a film only during post-production? I worked on that film the whole time!
  • You show actors as appearing in TV series before they were born! How can this be correct?
  • I was on "The Sopranos" in 2002, but you show the title as "The Sopranos" (1999). What's up?
 
Correcting existing information: other
  • How do I change the order in which credits are displayed in a filmography?
  • I made a mistake with a submission. How can I correct it before it goes live?
  • How can I delete my biography? I keep sending requests to delete it but they never get processed.
 

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