IMDb Ripper v.0.1

Extracts movie information from IMDb website. It's very simple and easy to extend. Also provides links to fullsize images of the poster and cast.

Requires

PHP5

Usage

require_once('imdb-ripper.php');

$imdbRipper = new IMDBRipper();

// Print The Matrix main details
print_r($imdbRipper->main(133093));

The above will return an array like this one:

Array
(
    [title] => Matrix
    [image] => http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjEzNjg1NTg2NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNjY3MzQ5._V1jpg
    [original_title] => The Matrix
    [year] => 1999
    [duration] => 136 min
    [score] => 8.7
    [content_rating] => 18
    [director] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Andy Wachowski
                    [href] => /name/nm0905152/
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Lana Wachowski
                    [href] => /name/nm0905154/
                )

        )

    [writers] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Andy Wachowski
                    [href] => /name/nm0905152/
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Lana Wachowski
                    [href] => /name/nm0905154/
                )

        )

    [stars] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Keanu Reeves
                    [href] => /name/nm0000206/
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Laurence Fishburne
                    [href] => /name/nm0000401/
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Carrie-Anne Moss
                    [href] => /name/nm0005251/
                )

        )

    [genres] => Array
        (
            [0] => Action
            [1] => Adventure
            [2] => Sci-Fi
        )

    [cast] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Keanu Reeves
                    [href] => /name/nm0000206/
                    [image] => http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BNjUxNDcwMTg4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjU4NDYyOA@@._V1jpg
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Laurence Fishburne
                    [href] => /name/nm0000401/
                    [image] => http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTc0NjczNDc1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMDU0Mjg1._V1jpg
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Carrie-Anne Moss
                    [href] => /name/nm0005251/
                    [image] => http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTYxMjgwNzEwOF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNTQ0NzI5Ng@@._V1jpg
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [name] => Hugo Weaving
                    [href] => /name/nm0915989/
                    [image] => http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjAxMzAyNDQyMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTM4ODcxMw@@._V1jpg
                )

            ...

        )

)

Public methods:

getCode($str); // imdb.com/title/tt0133093/ => 133093

main($code);

keywords($code);

fullCredits($code);

It's a work in progress, if you need a new feature, just send an issue.

To do

• series (chapters)
• extract movie images
• more...

Enjoy.