Possible bug when searching for movies to add to your watchlist

OK. This might not be the right forum and this might be a stupid question.

So I’m trying to use the Plex watchlist function (moving from Just Watch)

I want to add the movie, The House by the Cemetery (The House by the Cemetery (1981) — The Movie Database (TMDB)) to my watchlist. I don’t see it when I search for it using the English name, nor the Italian original name.
I don’t see the movie when I search for the director. When I search and find the director it only shows movies I have in my personal library.

Yet! it’s playing on Criterion Channel which is one of my checked streaming services.

I finally found it by looking up actor Catriona MacColl, looking up her filmography and then finding the movie by scrolling to 1981 and opening it. Plex does say it’s available to stream on Criterion Channel.

So a couple of questions:

a. How do I add movies on my streaming services (or on no streaming services) to my watchlist easily without having to jump through hoops?

b. How do you get to a director’s filmology?

c. How do you get to the actor’s filmology on the web version of Plex.

A. Not sure why you were not seeing it. Do you have More Ways to watch enabled in search?

B . Search for them and click on them under “People” heading, if on a universal details page with the availabilities click on their name in the web/desktop app . (If it is a server details page it will filter movies on that person in that library.)

C: click on the cast image (items in TV /Movie libraries must be matched with new agents Plex Movie (not legacy) or Plex TV Series ) or in search under the “People” heading

https://support.plex.tv/articles/discover-credits/

that was it. I didn’t have more ways to watch on. Shouldn’t it always be on? Anyway, THANK YOU! Screen shots helped.

it is enabled by default so i can’t say how it turned off.

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I checked and it was off on all my devices. Since I’m the only one using them I think it defaults as off.

OK. Still struggling with searching for many movies:
(I’ll list the ones on Letterboxd that do not come up on plex. There are many more.)

are some examples. They just don’t show up on searches.

Another movie missing from Plex when doing all searches:

The team is looking into what they can do to surface these things. Sorry I don’t have any ETA on it.

OK. I’ll keep posting titles I see missing if it helps.

Temptation (1946) ‎Temptation (1946) directed by Irving Pichel • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd

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