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heyimdb's Introduction

A simple tool based on "secret" IMDB urls to get the IMDB ratings of a movie.

This tool currently can search with the exact/approx movie name and print it's rating.

How to use:

#prints the help menu \m/optparse!
$ python heyimdb.py --help

#returns the rating of the movie if movie found, 
$ python heyimdb.py The Butler
7.1

#if unavailable/clashing, displays close results. As of now, find the id of the movie 
#you need and run the command again. 
$ python heyimdb.py Redemption 
Popular Titles:
 tt1893256: Redemption (2013,     <a href='/name/nm1140275/'>Steven Knight</a>)
 tt0111161: The Shawshank Redemption (1994,     <a href='/name/nm0001104/'>Frank Darabont</a>)
 tt1899353: The Raid: Redemption (2011, )
 tt0239195: Survivor (2000 TV series,     <a href='/name/nm0663789/'>Charlie Parsons</a>)
 tt1156466: Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010,     <a href='/name/nm0282708/'>Isaac Florentine</a>)
Exact Titles:
 tt0218378: The Claim (2000,     <a href='/name/nm0935863/'>Michael Winterbottom</a>)
 tt0065744: The Shiver of the Vampires (1971,     <a href='/name/nm0210811/'>Jean Rollin</a>)
 tt2201886: Redemption (2013/IV documentary short,     <a href='/name/nm0022412/'>Jon Alpert</a>...)
 tt0021292: Redemption (1930,     <a href='/name/nm0629243/'>Fred Niblo</a>...)
 tt0275624: Redemption (2003 video,     <a href='/name/nm0717424/'>Sean A. Reid</a>)
...
#Snipped

#search with id
$ python heyimdb.py -i tt0111161
[u'The Shawshank Redemption', 9.3]

TODO: