tmdb_movie
Get a TMDB movie. Returns a normalized TMDB movie: overview, tagline, genres, countries, runtime, budget/revenue, top-billed cast, top crew (director/writer), and aggregate rating. Credential-free public TMDB data (themoviedb.org) — not the official api.themoviedb.org, which requires an API key.
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What tmdb_movie does on Crawlora
AI agents call tmdb_movie to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | TMDB movie id |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why tmdb_movie is rated Low
This tool only queries and retrieves public movie information from TMDB without any ability to create, modify, delete, or execute operations. It is a straightforward data retrieval operation with no blast radius if misused by an AI agent—worst case would be excessive queries or data gathering.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves TMDB movie data including overview, tagline, genres, countries, runtime, budget/revenue, cast, and crew information. The description explicitly states it 'Returns' and 'Get' data with no modification or deletion capabilities mentioned.
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The rule that runs tmdb_movie safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For tmdb_movie, this is the rule to start with:
tmdb_movie is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every tmdb_movie call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about tmdb_movie
Get a TMDB movie. Returns a normalized TMDB movie: overview, tagline, genres, countries, runtime, budget/revenue, top-billed cast, top crew (director/writer), and aggregate rating. Credential-free public TMDB data (themoviedb.org) — not the official api.themoviedb.org, which requires an API key. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
tmdb_movie accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for tmdb_movie: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
tmdb_movie is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the tmdb_movie rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for tmdb_movie. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
tmdb_movie is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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