moviefinder-mcp
An MCP server that wraps The Movie Database (TMDB) API, enabling search for movies and TV shows, retrieval of movie details, recommendations, similar movies, trending content, streaming providers, and movie discovery.
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moviefinder-mcp
An MCP server that wraps the TMDB API so an MCP-aware client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.) can search movies and TV, look up details, find what's trending, get recommendations, and check where a title is streaming.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_movies | Search movies by title; optional year. |
search_tv | Search TV shows by name. |
get_movie_details | Movie details with cast, director, and trailer URL. |
get_recommendations | TMDB recommendations for a movie ID. |
get_similar | Movies similar to a movie ID. |
get_trending | Trending movie / tv / all for day or week. |
where_to_stream | Watch providers (stream / rent / buy) by country (default US). |
discover_movies | Discover by genre name, min_rating, year, sort_by. |
All tools return summarized JSON (id, title, year, overview, rating, poster URL, plus tool-specific fields) instead of raw TMDB payloads.
Setup
Requirements: Node 20+.
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# edit .env and paste your TMDB v4 read access token
npm run build
npm start # runs the compiled server over stdio
Getting a TMDB API key
- Create a TMDB account at https://www.themoviedb.org/.
- Open https://www.themoviedb.org/settings/api.
- Copy the API Read Access Token (v4 auth) β not the v3 API key.
- Put it in
.envasTMDB_API_KEY=....
The server sends it as Authorization: Bearer <token>.
Register with Claude Desktop
Edit claude_desktop_config.json (macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json,
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"moviefinder": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/moviefinder-mcp/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"TMDB_API_KEY": "your_v4_read_access_token_here"
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. The tools above will appear under the moviefinder
server.
Notes
- The genre list (
/genre/movie/list) is fetched once and cached in memory fordiscover_movies. 401/404/429responses are surfaced with actionable messages.- Inputs are validated with
zodbefore any TMDB call.
