diff --git a/ox/web/criterion.py b/ox/web/criterion.py
index 09cf212..4f41279 100644
--- a/ox/web/criterion.py
+++ b/ox/web/criterion.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def get_data(id, timeout=ox.cache.cache_timeout, get_imdb=False):
 
     if timeout == ox.cache.cache_timeout:
         timeout = -1
-    if get_imdb:
+    if get_imdb and 'title' in data and 'director' in data:
         # removed year, as "title (year)" may fail to match
         data['imdbId'] = imdb.get_movie_id(data['title'], data['director'], timeout=timeout)
     return data