Future releases
/movies/futureReleases
Returns a list of movies being released in US or Canadian theaters up to 6 months in the future. Release information includes date, type, and distributors.
Response data will be sorted by release date.
Request Parameters
Parameter |
Mandatory? |
Description |
releaseDate | Yes | Date to start search. Format yyyy-mm-dd. Can be up to 7 days prior to current date. |
numDays | No | Number of days to search, starting with releaseDate. Maximum search is 180 days. If not specified, will default to 60 days. |
country | No | USA or CAN. Movies being released in selected country will be returned. Default is USA. |
titleLang | No | Filter results based on the specified title language. Use IETF language tags (2-letter abbreviations, with optional 2-letter region extensions). If not specified, defaults to 'en'. |
descriptionLang | No | Filter results based on the specified description language. Use IETF language tags (2-letter abbreviations, with optional 2-letter region extensions). If not specified, defaults to 'en'. |
imageSize | No | Requested size of image returned in preferredImage URI. Valid values are: Sm, Md, Lg, Ms. See Image Sizing for details. If not specified, defaults to Md. If requested image size is not available, generic image will be returned. |
imageText |
No |
Boolean indicating preference for image types with text (banners) or without text (iconics). If requested preference is not available, image selection will continue to next type (banner/iconic), before finally returning generic if no image found. Defaults to true for text preference. |
api_key |
Yes |
24-character key obtained during application registration |
Response Body
Response |
Description |
tmsId | Resource identifier for movie |
title | Movie title, as set for release |
titleLang | 2-letter language abbreviation code (e.g., 'en'=English, 'sp'=Spanish) |
shortDescription | Movie description, maximum 100 characters. |
descLang | 2-letter language abbreviation code (e.g., 'en'=English, 'sp'=Spanish) |
ratings | Ratings metadata, if available |
body | Ratings body; currently returning only MPAA ratings for movies |
code | Ratings code; e.g., G, PG, PG-13 |
genres | Comma-separated list of movie genres (e.g., Romance, Horror, Comedy) |
topCast | Comma-separated list of top 3 cast member names, if available. |
preferredImage | Movie image, if available; see Image Metadata for details |
releaseYear | Original year of release, regardless of release country |
releases | Release metadata, includes the following: |
date | Date of release for specific country and distributor; formatted yyyy-mm-dd |
type | Release type (e.g., Original, Limited, Wide, Subsequent) |
distributors | Release distributor names |
country | Release country; 3-letter country code |
runTime | Movie duration, specified in ISO-8601 format; PTxxHyyM = xx hours, yy minutes |
entityType | Program type (Movie) |
Sample Request
http://data.tmsapi.com/v1.1/movies/futureReleases?releaseDate=2015-02-09&numDays=5&api_key=1234567890
Sample Response
[{
"tmsId": "MV005455480000",
"rootId": "10498277",
"subType": "Feature Film",
"title": "Hits",
"releaseYear": 2014,
"releaseDate": "2014-01-21",
"titleLang": "en",
"descriptionLang": "en",
"entityType": "Movie",
"genres": ["Comedy"],
"longDescription": "A talentless teen (Meredith Hagner) will do anything to get on TV's \"The Voice.\" Meanwhile, her father (Matt Walsh), a municipal worker, creates an uproar when a video of his rants at City Hall goes viral.",
"shortDescription": "A teen will do anything to get on \"The Voice,\" while her father's rant at City Hall goes viral.",
"topCast": ["Meredith Hagner", "Matt Walsh", "James Adomian"],
"directors": ["David Cross"],
"advisories": ["Adult Situations"],
"runTime": "PT01H40M",
"preferredImage": {
"uri": "tvbanners/generic/generic_tvbanners_v5.png"
},
"releases": [{
"date": "2015-02-12",
"country": "USA",
"type": "Limited",
"distributors": [{
"name": "Honora Productions"
}]
}]
},]