Plex's Metadata creation problems

[JuiceWSA]

@shoult_softboot_us

I save all my movies with a file name of…

MovieName (Year) Actor, Actor, Actor

How’s that working out for ya?

https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/your-media/

MovieName (Year) [Actor, Actor, Actor].xxx

Would be way more better [Plex ignores this stuff in Brackets]
and if your files are MP4/M4V this is basically a requirement:

Video File Naming

With LMA in priority, Embedded Titles within MP4/M4V files are preferred - even over a perfect file name. Local Media Assets should - AT ALL TIMES - remain enabled (unless specifically instructed to turn it off). Local Media Assets should be ‘Demoted’, to the bottom of the stack of active agents under ALL tabs in Shows and Movies, but should NOT be disabled. Local Media Assets is needed for many things - it doesn’t need to be given Tip-Top-Priority (as Plex has so hatefully placed it as it’s …

Try some of that and get back with us.