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Fanhattan

Fanhattan

The Movie Database (TMDB) provides movie and TV show metadata. Fanhattan scripts load content data from TMDB's API for entertainment discovery applications. TMDB is a community-maintained open database with no advertising or behavioral tracking scripts.

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Overview

Fanhattan provides access to The Movie Database (TMDB), a community-maintained open database of movie and TV show metadata. Scripts load content data from TMDB's API for entertainment discovery applications.

What This Script Does

  • Fetches movie and TV show metadata (titles, descriptions, cast, ratings) from TMDB's API
  • Renders content cards, search results, and detail views using TMDB data
  • Makes API requests to TMDB's servers for content lookup and search queries
  • Does not set advertising or behavioral tracking cookies
  • Does not collect user behavioral data for profiling or advertising purposes

Consent & Compliance

  • Consent Category: Functional
  • Applicable Regulations: GDPR, ePrivacy Directive
  • Opt-in Required: No — serves as a functional content data source with no tracking or advertising component

Should You Block This Without Consent?

No. Fanhattan/TMDB provides functional content metadata with no advertising or behavioral tracking. The API requests fetch publicly available movie and TV data needed for the page to display its core content.

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Consent Categories

Functional

Also Known As

Fanhattan TMDBThe Movie Databasethemoviedb.orgmovie metadata APITV show dataentertainment discovery app

Industries

Arts and Entertainment

Tracked Domains (1)

tmdb.orgEssential

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Fanhattan require cookie consent on my site?

No. Fanhattan provides access to The Movie Database (TMDB), serving functional content metadata like movie titles, cast information, and ratings. It does not set advertising or behavioral tracking cookies and does not collect user data for profiling. The API requests fetch publicly available entertainment data needed for page content.

What kind of data does the Fanhattan TMDB integration access?

Fanhattan scripts make API requests to TMDB servers to fetch movie and TV show metadata including titles, descriptions, cast lists, ratings, and poster images. This data is used to render content cards, search results, and detail views. No user behavioral data is collected, and no advertising cookies are set during these requests.

How does ConsentStack treat Fanhattan and TMDB scripts?

ConsentStack classifies Fanhattan under the functional consent category. When detected, ConsentStack allows TMDB API requests to proceed without requiring visitor consent since the scripts serve core content data with no tracking or advertising component. Blocking them would remove content functionality without any privacy benefit.

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