This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to delete your IMDb account. Learn about the deletion process, potential consequences, and alternatives to IMDb.
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Enter your login credentials.
Click on the "Delete my IMDb account" button.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the deletion process.
You can delete your IMDb account yourself — this is a self-service process (rated easy — most people can do it in a few minutes). After deletion: loss of account data; inability to access imdb services.
Follow the steps in the guide above. Start by go to the imdb account deletion page, then complete each remaining step to finish deleting your account.
Your IMDb account and its data are removed. Specifically: loss of account data; inability to access IMDb services.
IMDb allows a recovery window of 30 days — if you change your mind within this period you may be able to restore your account. After that the deletion becomes permanent.
IMDb does not publish a retention period for closed accounts. If the timeline matters to you, ask IMDb support for written confirmation of when your data is removed, and what is retained for legal or accounting reasons.
Deleting your account means: loss of account data; inability to access IMDb services. Export or download anything you want to keep before you begin — it is normally not recoverable afterwards.
Have the following ready: login credentials. Having it to hand avoids getting part-way through the flow and having to start again.
IMDb is recorded as GDPR compliant and recorded as CCPA compliant. If you are in the EU or California you can also file a formal erasure request under GDPR Article 17 or the CCPA — that route creates a record you can follow up on, separately from the in-product delete flow.
Common alternatives include Letterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes, Mubi. If you are switching because of how IMDb handles your data, check the replacement's retention and deletion policy before you migrate.
Closing your IMDb account does not remove the copies that data brokers and people-search sites still hold. Compare every free data broker removal option →
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