diff --git a/helpers/rating.py b/helpers/rating.py
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+from misc.log import logger
+import json
+import requests
+
+log = logger.get_logger(__name__)
+def get_rating(apikey,imdbID):
+    log.debug("Requesting ratings from omdb for imdbID: %s",imdbID)
+    r = requests.get('http://www.omdbapi.com/?i=' + imdbID + '&apikey=' + apikey)
+    if(r.status_code == 200):
+        log.debug("Successfully requested ratings from OMDB")
+        for source in json.loads(r.text)["Ratings"]:
+            if(source['Source'] == 'Rotten Tomatoes'):
+                log.debug("Rotten Tomatoes shows rating: %s for imdbID: %s",source['Value'],imdbID)
+                return int(source['Value'].split('%')[0])
+    else:
+        log.error("ERROR encountered while requesting rating for imdbID: %s Status Code: %d",imdbID,r.status_code)
+
+    return -1