Movie isn't seen in plex

Plex Media Server
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Plex Documentation → Your Media
→ Naming & Organizing Your Movie Files
→ Naming & Organizing Your TV Show Files

  1. Name and organize the movie per Plex recommendations.
  2. Plex Dance the movie after renaming.
/movies  <-- folder added to movie library, name does not matter
.../Tron (1982) {imdb-tt0084827}  <-- movie_name (year); IMDB/TMDB ID optional, but helps
....../Tron (1982) {imdb-tt0084827}.ext  <-- ext = mkv/mp4/etc
.../TRON Legacy (2010)
....../TRON Legacy (2010).ext

Additionally, Plex will prefer embedded metadata from mp4 files if configured to do so. If the metadata is incorrect, Plex may not display the movie correctly.

To tell Plex to not look at embedded metadata:

  1. Edit the library → Advanced → deselect Prefer local metadata → Save Changes
  2. Rescan the library & refresh metadata if Plex does not do so automatically.