Metacritic Scraper is a free and open-source scraper that gets you unlimited detailed Metacritic data for free.
- 🎬 Full details on 215K+ games, movies & TV shows — Metascore, user score, cast, crew, awards & trailers
- ⭐ Every critic & user review — quote, score, publication, author & date, filterable by sentiment
- 🔍 Browse like Metacritic — top rated, new, upcoming & trending by year, genre, platform & network
- 📺 Seasons, episodes, people & prices — 386K+ people, TV episode scores, where to watch & where to buy
{
"id": 2000556373,
"type": "movie",
"title": "Oppenheimer",
"link": "https://www.metacritic.com/movie/oppenheimer/",
"tagline": "The World Forever Changes",
"release_date": "2023-07-21",
"rating": "R",
"duration_minutes": 180,
"genres": ["Biography", "Drama", "History"],
"metascore": { "score": 90, "max": 100, "review_count": 69, "positive_count": 67, "sentiment": "Universal acclaim" },
"user_score": { "score": 8.4, "max": 10, "review_count": 2275, "positive_count": 1995, "sentiment": "Universal acclaim" },
"awards": [
{ "event": "Academy Awards, USA", "wins_count": 7, "nominations_count": 13 }
],
"cast": [
{ "name": "Cillian Murphy", "roles": ["J. Robert Oppenheimer"], "link": "https://www.metacritic.com/person/cillian-murphy/" }
],
"crew": [
{ "name": "Christopher Nolan", "roles": ["Director"], "group": "Directed By" }
],
"critic_reviews": {
"review_count": 69,
"featured": [
{
"quote": "Christopher Nolan deserves every superlative for his brilliant take on J. Robert Oppenheimer (a flawless Cillian Murphy), the dark knight of the atomic age.",
"score": 100,
"date": "2023-07-21",
"publication": { "name": "ABC News", "slug": "abc-news" },
"author": { "name": "Peter Travers", "slug": "peter-travers" }
}
]
},
"imdb_id": "tt15398776",
"video": { "title": "Oppenheimer: Atmosphere (UK Spot)", "stream_link": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/344YnWRS.m3u8" }
}Trimmed for readability.
1️⃣ Clone and install:
git clone https://github.com/omkarcloud/metacritic-scraper
cd metacritic-scraper
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt2️⃣ Start the API:
python run.py3️⃣ Get your first data:
curl "http://localhost:8000/movies/details?movie=oppenheimer"{
"id": 2000556373,
"type": "movie",
"title": "Oppenheimer",
"link": "https://www.metacritic.com/movie/oppenheimer/",
"release_date": "2023-07-21",
"rating": "R",
"duration_minutes": 180,
"genres": ["Biography", "Drama", "History"],
"metascore": { "score": 90, "review_count": 69, "sentiment": "Universal acclaim" },
"user_score": { "score": 8.4, "review_count": 2275, "sentiment": "Universal acclaim" },
"crew": [
{ "name": "Christopher Nolan", "roles": ["Director"] }
],
"cast": [
{ "name": "Cillian Murphy", "roles": ["J. Robert Oppenheimer"] },
{ "name": "Emily Blunt", "roles": ["Kitty Oppenheimer"] }
],
"awards": [
{ "event": "Academy Awards, USA", "wins_count": 7, "nominations_count": 13 }
]
}All 36 endpoints are now live at http://localhost:8000.
36 endpoints cover everything you need.
| Endpoint | Path | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Movie / TV Show / Game Details | /movies/details, /shows/details, /games/details |
The whole title page in one call: scores, cast, awards, top reviews |
| Search | /search, /search/counts |
Games, movies, shows and people matching any phrase |
| Scores | /titles/scores |
Metascore and user score, per platform for games |
| Critic / User Reviews | /titles/critic-reviews, /titles/user-reviews |
Every review with quote, score, author and date |
| Reviews Summary | /titles/reviews-summary |
Both scores plus best positive, mixed and negative reviews |
| Related Titles | /titles/related |
Best-scored titles like this one |
| Where to Watch / Buy | /titles/where-to-watch, /games/where-to-buy |
US streaming offers and game retailer prices |
| Player Stats | /games/stats |
GameFAQs play time, difficulty and completion |
| Title News | /titles/news |
News and features about one title |
| Browse | /browse, /browse/filters |
Every title filtered by year, genre, platform, network, score |
| Top Rated / New / Upcoming | /top-rated, /new-releases, /upcoming |
Best, newest and coming-soon titles |
| In Theaters / Trending / Featured | /in-theaters, /trending, /featured |
What's hot right now and editor picks |
| TV Seasons & Episodes | /shows/seasons, /shows/season, /shows/episodes, /shows/episode |
Season scores, episode lists and episode details |
| TV Season Reviews | /shows/season/critic-reviews, /shows/season/user-reviews |
Critic and user reviews of one season |
| Person Details / Credits | /people/details, /people/credits |
Profiles and full filmographies with Metascores |
| Publications | /publications/details, /publications/reviews |
A critic outlet's stats and every review it wrote |
| User Stats | /users/stats |
A member's review counts, averages, best and worst picks |
| News / Article / Videos | /news, /news/article, /videos |
Latest news, full articles and trailers |
The same API is published on RapidAPI, and its playground is the easiest place to try parameters and see raw responses. Once a request looks right, run it locally for unlimited free data.
- Subscribe to the free plan — 1,000 calls/month, no credit card.
- Try the endpoints in the playground — every param is pre-filled, so you see real data in one click.
- Copy the generated code and replace
https://best-metacritic-scraper-free-1000-calls.p.rapidapi.comwithhttp://localhost:8000. It will now run against your local API.
import requests
# generated by the playground, host swapped for the local API
response = requests.get(
"http://localhost:8000/movies/details",
params={"movie": "oppenheimer"},
)
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