How does imdb list cast

Though we try to be as comprehensive as possible when it comes to filmographies, IMDb pages will only include information that fits with our current listing criteria. IMDb is centered around titles. This means that we can only add your credits to existing titles by 'existing' we mean that the title needs to be already present in IMDb; we do list titles of films that haven't been released or completed filming yet, though there are some restrictions on those.

Therefore if you wish to add a credit to your filmography for a title that we do not list at present, you need to submit an addition for the new title first. The details of the format of titles, the eligibility rules and the option to actually create the new title are included in our new titles guide. Please read this guide very carefully and pay special attention to the eligibility criteria. Additionally, note that we require a minimum amount of information on a new title in order to verify it.

Adding a 'bare' title i. This may include works which are in their very first development stages. They may be rejected at that stage but accepted later on when they are actually finished and released. Please see the Title formatting guide for the details on the types of titles currently accepted on IMDb.

There are certain types of credits that we do not list unless they are specifically credited on-screen: these include work on marketing elements of a title work on key art, trailers etc. Changes to the existing series main cast lists from the parent series are generally no longer accepted. Avoid punctuation within character names where possible: Slashes should be used only to separate two different characters played by the same actor.

Commas should not be used. Use a hyphen as a general separator if you need one. Parentheses should only be used to define segments a character appears in for productions with multiple segments : i. Friendly John segment "Star Struck". All words in a character name should start with an uppercase letter except for prepositions and non-leading articles, for example: S ecurity G uard P olice O fficer W oman with D og C aptain of the G uard W oman at the A uction.

Sometimes, Superheroes and their alter-egos are manifestly distinct personalities - for example: Clark Kent Vs. Superman Most of the time, the alter-ego is literally playing a different character to disguise their superhero status.

As such, we have special guidelines for adding Superhero characters: Unless otherwise displayed in the credits, character names for Superheroes and their alter-egos should be separated by a slash on the site e. If the character names are displayed differently in the credits, the 'as credited onscreen' rule applies. Example: If Christian Bale is credited as 'Bruce Wayne - Batman', in the next Batman movie, then that is what will be displayed on the site.

In the rare cases where no screen credit exists in any capacity i. We don't know which actor was specifically a Movie Patron or a Party goer. It could be the case that both actors played Movie Patrons and Party goers. In this example, there is a sub-heading in the end credits detailing what type of characters the actors play, and each actor also has a separate character name. However, the subheading i. Group Credits When a group with identifiable members appears on-screen, we credit according to the way they are credited in the production.

In the above cases, individual members of the group can be added to credits with the uncredited attribute. Paul - The Beatles uncredited Or if appropriate documentaries, talk shows etc. Paul McCartney Self- The Beatles uncredited Please note, we prefer the "Paul - The Beatles" hyphenated character notation, rather than "member of" or "one of".

If they're credited in the credits both as a group and individually i. Where a band is credited in the form 'Bandleader and The Musicians' Elvis Costello and the Attractions , for instance they should be credited that way and will have an entry in the database all of their own. It's possible, though, that in other titles they'll be credited separately or independently.

If either Bandleader or The Musicians appear somewhere on their own, we could end up with an entry for 'Bandleader' as well as one for 'The Musicians'. So, we have a page for Elvis Costello on his own as well as one for Elvis Costello and the Attractions.

So far, we have no page for The Attractions, but if they ever get a qualifying credit on their own without Costello we'll create one. As long as they are credited on screen that way, this is fine. Even though the Italian release of those films changed those two names to Darth Fener and Harry Callaghan respectively, we will stick to the character names used in the original version. For descriptive character names i.

Warning : Spoilers ahead! Those are both supposed to be surprises. If you haven't seen those two films, we just spoiled them for you. Sorry about that, but imagine how our users feel when they come to the site and see those character names before seeing the film.

Even if factually correct, character names that constitute spoilers must be avoided at all costs. This is especially true for multiple character names that can be easily omitted: it's just as effective to say that Cary Grant plays "Peter Joshua" in Charade. Yes, they're the same character, but the spelling is different, and we will stick to each film's peculiar version. Sigourney Weaver 's character in Alien is called simply Ripley. According to some Star Trek books and novelizations, Uhura's first name is Nyota, but that name is not used in the films or TV series, so it should not be used on the site.

Various Star Wars books and novelizations may include name, rank and serial numbers for every single Imperial Stormtrooper ever shown in the films, but we'll still list them all simply as "Stormtroopers" unless the on-screen credits have a different description.

Example credit ordering from There are some additional situations to keep in mind when ordering Cast credits: Where actors are listed more than once in the credit roll as often happens in animation, for example we list the characters as detailed in the Character Names section.

Order numbers then skip the place where the actor's name appears again. So this: as seen in the end credits 1 Alison Adams Ann 2 Bill Brown Bobby 3 Charlotte Clearwater Claire 4 David Dewhurst Donald 5 Alison Adams Abigail 6 Eric Ehrhardt All help topics. Filmography Credits. Adding Filmography credits How do I correct credits?

Attributes How are cast credits ordered? Why don't the main stars appear at the top of the cast? Can it be listed on IMDb? How are filmographies ordered? Why do my acting credits appear before my writing credits? Help Center. All help topics. How can I watch a movie or TV show? When I search for a person, there is a title next to their name. How is that title chosen? I'm looking for a film, but can't remember the title.

Can you help me? Why aren't the stars of a film credited first? How do you decide if a title is a film, a TV movie or a Miniseries? Why am I seeing titles in a different language than before?