# Can't find metadata

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** metadata\
**Created:** [February 3, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471 "2025-02-03T11:48:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![tue\_sa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@tue\_sa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tue_sa)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471/1 "2025-02-03T11:48:22Z")

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I have a movie that i can’t find metadata for.  
[Watch Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018) Full Movie Free Online - Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/movie/elliot-the-littlest-reindeer)

How can I add it?

Brg Tue.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471/2 "2025-02-03T11:54:55Z")

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Name it according to the rules: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/)

```auto
/Movies
   /Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018)
      Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (2018).mp4

```

If that doesn’t work, perform the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) with the movie.

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**Author:** ![Divideby0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Divideby0](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Divideby0)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471/3 "2025-02-03T17:17:13Z")

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> [@OttoKerner](#):
>
> `Elliot the Littlest Reindeer`

This movie has serious issues, it is not due to name problems. A month ago, I discovered I was unable to wishlist this pre-existing movie in my database. (I was out of town and forgot to check up on it). After seeing this, I checked into it.

It is on TMDB as [Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/455842-elliot-the-littlest-reindeer?language=en-US). IMDB as [Elliot the Littlest Reindeer](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4177856/). But on Watch.plex.tv as [The Littlest Reindeer](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/movie/elliot-the-littlest-reindeer).

It looks like “The Littlest Reindeer” is the UK DVD title, but not what is used in the US. Doing a “Fix Match” Plex fails to find it under BOTH TMDB and Plex titles:

`Elliot The Littlest Reindeer:`

 ![elliot the littlest](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/4/b/1/4b133f53bde7d46fdbf1a4bce6712293479a9779.png)  
`The Littlest Reindeer:`  
 ![The littlest](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/5/6/7/5672fddc80da9413f4a9332c5b7bf80211030d05.png)

Enter the IMDB `tt4177856` or TMDB id `tmdb455842` in the Match dialog to get it to work for now.

Otto, can you find out why this movie fails to wishlist? I bet the reason why I cannot is related to the OP’s inability to match this movie. Probably an incorrect link somewhere in Plex’s side.

_(The wishlist button is clickable for me, but when I click it (web browser client), the “Wishlisted” flag appears under the poster for a fraction of a second then vanishes. This is the only movie I have noticed that this happens for. On Nvidia Shield client, the wishlist button is missing entirely.)_

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471/5 "2025-02-03T19:13:22Z")

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I have filed an issue for the metadata team.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-find-metadata/904471/6 "2025-05-04T19:13:38Z")

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