Yes, imdb is a pretty poor source of data. From my research, a combination of the well organized freebase film database[1] (~19mm facts) with details filled in

Yes, imdb is a pretty poor source of data. From my research, a combination of the well organized freebase film database[1] (~19mm facts) with details filled in from imdb is a better approach. However, processing data from freebase is not trivial and requires a decent amount of time investment to grok. [1]https://www.freebase.com/film https://www.freebase.com/film