how can my program get metadata for a specific title?

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Is there a way for a desktop program (non-commercial, personal use only) to query IMDB metadata for one particular movie title? I don't want to download a huge compressed file via FTP.
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IMDB doesn't have a proper API and doesn't allow scraping.

However, for non-commercial use, you can use this site (which I believe has the flat files with an API interface):

http://mymovieapi.com/
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mymovieapi seems to be down for several days now (error 521). I can't find any way to contact the operators. Do you know anything about this?
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No, it isn't affiliated with IMDB and I, personally, don't know much about it or the people behind it.

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