FAQ's

Answers to the questions we get asked most often about 123Movies.

Do I need an account to browse?

No. Browsing, searching and every listing page are open — there is no registration, no login and no paywall.

Where does the movie and TV information come from?

All titles, posters, backdrops, cast lists, ratings, seasons and episode data are supplied by TMDB (The Movie Database) through their public API. We do not maintain our own catalogue.

How often is the catalogue updated?

Listing rows refresh on an hourly schedule and title pages every six hours, so newly released films and freshly aired episodes appear automatically without a redeploy.

What do the HD and CAM labels mean?

They describe the release stage of a title. Anything released within the last 45 days carries a CAM label; everything older is marked HD.

What does the green EPS number on a series poster mean?

It is the most recently aired episode number of the current season. The poster title shows which season that episode belongs to.

The site does not host any video files, correct?

Correct. No media is stored on or served from our servers. The site is a catalogue and discovery interface built on TMDB metadata.

I found incorrect information about a title. Can you fix it?

Because the metadata comes straight from TMDB, corrections are best made there — edits on TMDB flow through to this site at the next refresh.

How do I report a copyright concern?

Use the DMCA page for the full notice-and-takedown procedure and the information a valid notice needs to include.

Still need help?

If your question is not covered here, see the DMCA page for rights-related enquiries.