How to Export Your IMDb Custom Lists to a CSV File

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Co-authored by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: October 21, 2021

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions.

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This wikiHow teaches you how to export any of your IMDb lists as a Comma-Separated Value (CSV) file. CSV files can be imported into other websites (such as Letterboxd), applications (such as Excel), and databases. In addition to your custom lists, you can also export your ratings list and watchlist.

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  1. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-1-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-1-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 1 Log in to https://www.imdb.com (if you haven’t already). Make sure that you log into the account that contains the list you want to export.
  2. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/3d\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-2-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/3\/3d\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-2-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-2-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 2 Click the menu at the top-right corner. It’s the small downward-pointing arrow next to your name. Advertisement
  3. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-3-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-3-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/1\/1a\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-3-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-3-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 3 Click Your Lists on the menu. All of your custom lists appear on this page.
    • If you want to export your ratings list rather than a custom list, select Your ratings instead, and then skip to Step 4.
    • To export a watchlist instead, click Your watchlist on the menu, and then Export this list link at the bottom-right corner of the list’s contents. Now, skip to Step 7.
  4. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/a\/a3\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-4-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-4-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/a\/a3\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-4-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-4-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 4 Click the name of the list you want to export. This opens the list’s contents.
  5. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/f\/f8\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-5-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/f\/f8\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-5-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-5-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 5 Click the three-dot menu ⋮. It’s three vertical dots right above the list (to the right of the list’s name). A menu will expand. [1] X Research source
  6. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/50\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-6-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-6-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/5\/50\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-6-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-6-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 6 Click Export on the menu. The “Save as” window will appear.
  7. {“smallUrl”:”https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/7\/77\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-7-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-7-Version-2.jpg”,”bigUrl”:”\/images\/thumb\/7\/77\/Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-7-Version-2.jpg\/aid11022041-v4-728px-Export-Your-IMDb-Custom-Lists-to-a-CSV-File-Step-7-Version-2.jpg”,”smallWidth”:460,”smallHeight”:345,”bigWidth”:728,”bigHeight”:546,”licensing”:”<div class=\”mw-parser-output\”><p>License: <a target=\”_blank\” rel=\”nofollow noreferrer noopener\” class=\”external text\” href=\”https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\”>Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>”} 7 Select a saving location and click Save. This saves your list as a CSV file, which can then be opened in a spreadsheet application like Excel or Google Sheets, and/or imported into other applications.
    • Some applications that allow you to view the contents of a CSV file in an easy-to-read format are Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc, and Numbers.

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