Studio & plot fields from core

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  • Quite often the core takes as studios of a film the distributors of imdb

  • I see it as a flaw that the system or core takes too long texts as plots, usually from Wikipedia (perhaps the cause is the users who send to the core). Does the core only upload plots sent by users or does it have an automatic feed as well?

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Yes, we automatically download/add the highest-ranked distributor from IMDB.
But you are free to replace these or add another company/studio/distributor yourself.

We hardly use user plots; we automatically add plots from IMDb, TMDB, Moviemeter, and Wikipedia. Most English plots come from the first two sources; Wikipedia is only used for French, Spanish, and German plots.

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Yes, we automatically download/add the highest-ranked distributor from IMDB.
But you are free to replace these or add another company/studio/distributor yourself.

Sorry, but I think sometimes it’s highest Production Company, and another times the highest Distributor. I don’t know if the cases of Production company are “original” or corrections ???
In any case, the field was intended for studies.

We hardly use user plots; we automatically add plots from IMDb, TMDB, Moviemeter, and Wikipedia. Most English plots come from the first two sources; Wikipedia is only used for French, Spanish, and German plots.

I suggest filmaffinity.com for Spanish plots, for its longevity, reliability and wide use in the Spanish-speaking community. And the release titles for Spain are more reliable than those on IMDb, which sometimes confuses them with titles from Latin American countries.

Have you ever thought about using specific info on Eastern releases, such as the Hong Kong Movie Database: hkmdb.com ?

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We have no plans to add additional sources, sorry about that, but of course, you are free to edit the data or add your own plots and studios if you disagree with what we have.

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