IMDB
A large dataset for binary sentiment classification with 50,000 polar movie reviews, used for training and testing in NLP and machine learning.
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30
User Rating
3.0
Free/Trial Support
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Starting Price
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Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
Overview
What is IMDB?
The Large Movie Review Dataset is a benchmark dataset for binary sentiment analysis, containing 25,000 highly polar reviews for training and 25,000 for testing, plus unlabeled data, in raw text and bag-of-words formats.
What is IMDB used for?

Top Features
- 50,000 polar movie reviews
- Binary sentiment classification
- Raw text and bag-of-words formats
- Additional unlabeled data
How to use IMDB?
Download the dataset from the provided source, use it for training sentiment analysis models in NLP projects, and cite the associated ACL 2011 paper when publishing results.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Large scale for robust training
- Standard benchmark in NLP
- Free to use with proper citation
Cons
- Limited to binary sentiment
- May require preprocessing for specific tasks
Use Cases
- Training sentiment analysis models
- Academic research in NLP
- Machine learning education
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