# Smart collection based on IMDb list **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [June 7, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539 "2024-06-07T09:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Avantivanti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Avantivanti](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Avantivanti)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539/1 "2024-06-07T09:13:36Z")
Would be great if there was a way to create a Smart Collection that matches with a list on IMDb. Say for example I find a list on IMDb that someone has created with “Essential Giallo Movies” ( [Essential Giallo Movies](https://www.imdb.com/list/ls090733265/) ) it would be nice to be able to have a smart collection that adds any movie on that list to the collection when added to the library. Also if something gets added to the list on IMDb and is already in the library it could be added to the collection. An additional suggestion would be an option to show missing items as greyed out or better yet go to the page for the movie with “Available on your services” information ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539/2 "2024-06-07T09:27:08Z")
A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes. > [@IMDB integration](https://forums.plex.tv/t/imdb-integration/133022/1): > > I’ve read a lot about IMDB being used, but I would love to have an integration that is tied to a user account, so if I left a review about a movie and rated it, it would sync with the IMDB account; furthermore my review and personal rating would show up on the movie info screen metadata for personal and shared viewers to see. Although, it’s an extra, there are many posts about pulling watch lists and using similar movies “people also liked who liked this movie” for trailers. > [@Community Playlists](https://forums.plex.tv/t/community-playlists/392000/1): > > For those of us with very large movie collections, it can sometimes be a pain to find something to watch - sure we have filters but it’s not very intuitive or fun (which is what Plex is all about.) If we could subscribe to community playlists, and then these playlists show inside our client the exact movies we have collected from it, it would make the overall ‘finding a movie to watch’ experience a whole lot easier… IMDB Lists (Top 250 All time, Top Christmas Movies, Top Samurai movies, Top Sc… Therefore this one is closed, to prevent spreading the votes across several threads, even though they vote for the same (or at least very similar thing). Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it. * * * Rules for the Feature Suggestions forum section: - Please **search** before creating a new suggestion thread. - Only one feature per thread. See existing feature suggestions, sorted by **most popular** first: [https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/8/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/8/l/votes) ---
**Author:** ![Avantivanti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Avantivanti](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Avantivanti)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539/3 "2024-06-07T09:39:15Z")
The “IMDB integration” one doesn’t seem related at all. It talks about syncing ratings with IMDb which is completely different to making collections from user lists on IMDb. Community Playlists is closer but doesn’t mention syncing with IMDb lists. Just suggests that a community playlist could be created based on a topic like IMDb Top 250 etc It also talks about playlists rather than collections because that suggestion was made years before Smart collections were even a thing. ---
**Author:** ![x1ao4](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/x1ao4/32/298402_2.png) [@x1ao4](https://forums.plex.tv/u/x1ao4)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539/4 "2024-06-07T10:08:55Z")
I support this feature. ---
**Author:** ![SergeiAK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@SergeiAK](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SergeiAK)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539/5 "2024-08-26T20:34:22Z")
+1 for this ---
**Author:** ![seanacton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@seanacton](https://forums.plex.tv/u/seanacton)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/smart-collection-based-on-imdb-list/879539/6 "2025-09-18T20:22:20Z")
I want to be able to take a list from IMDB or any place and send a message to my plex server to add tags to those movies or make them into a collection if I have them. I know there are third party tools that do this, but this is really something plex should have already.