We have over 250,000 titles in the database from every country and every time period so unless your title is brand new, very obscure, or from a small country, we probably already have a listing for it. To check whether the title exists please try a search on our alternative title server which contains all known international title variations for every title in the database. Additionally, you may want to search for the name of a cast or crew member from the new title via the regular IMDb name search as quite often the title is already present on their filmographies. Once you are sure you have a new title to add, please read the format and eligibility rules below. For TV titles this is the broadcast year of the first episode.
Capitalisation is language dependent.
The relevant language is the language of the country origin so be careful with titles in English which are made from non-English words as in El Cid or La Bamba . It does not have to be a feature film. That includes works that are in their very first development stages. They may be rejected at that stage but accepted later on when they are actually finished. IMDb retains the right to change and adapt eligibility rules as circumstances require.