Mubi List Scraper

What does Mubi Scraper do?

The Mubi List Scraper is a powerful tool built to scrape detailed film data from the Mubi. It can retrieve important film data such as film title, release year, duration, genre, average ratings, director's name, and more.

Why scrape Mubi?

Mubi is a curated online cinema platform that offers a diverse selection of films across many genres, countries, and popularity categories, here are six potential benefits of scraping data from Mubi:

➡️ Film Recommendation System: Scraping Mubi can provide valuable data for building a film recommendation system. This system could suggest films based on genre, director, popularity, and other criteria to users based on their viewing history or stated preferences​.

➡️ Market Analysis: Data from Mubi can be used for market analysis. By examining the popularity of different genres, directors, or countries of origin, businesses can identify trends in viewer preferences. This information could help filmmakers, distributors, and other industry stakeholders make informed decisions​.

➡️ Content Curation: For other content platforms or film festivals, scraping Mubi could provide valuable insights into successful curation strategies. This could include understanding the balance of genres, the popularity of specific themes or directors, and how to cater to a global audience​.

➡️ Educational Research: For film students or researchers, Mubi provides a rich dataset for exploring cinema from a scholarly perspective. This could include studying the prevalence of certain themes over time, examining the output of different countries, or analyzing trends in cinema​.

➡️ Competitor Analysis: For other streaming services, data from Mubi can provide insights into the platform's strategy, such as the types of films it prioritizes, its global focus, and how it structures its content. This information could inform their own content acquisition and curation strategies​​.

➡️ User Behavior Analysis: By scraping user activity and reviews, one can analyze user behavior patterns, such as the most watched or most rated movies. These insights can be used to improve user experience, make strategic decisions about content, or enhance a recommendation engine​.

How much will it cost to scrape Mubi?

Apify gives you $5 free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan. You can get up to 10,000 results per month from Mubi Scraper for that, so those 10,000 results will be completely free

But if you need to get more data regularly from Mubi, you should grab an Apify subscription. We recommend our $49/month Starter plan - you can get up to 100,000 every month with the $49 monthly plan!

Or get 1,000,000 results for $499 with the Scale plan - wow!

How to scrape Mubi?

It's easy to scrape Mubi with Mubi Scraper. Just follow these few steps and you'll get your data in a few minutes.

1. Click on Try for free.
2. Add URLs to list page in input.
3. Click on Run.
4. When Mubi Scraper has finished, preview or download your data from the Dataset tab.

Example of valid URLs: https://mubi.com/lists/i-love-sci-fi

Results

The output from Mubi Scraper is stored in the dataset. After the run is finished, you can download the dataset in various data formats (JSON, CSV, XML, RSS, HTML Table).

1{
2 "id": 24327,
3 "slug": "the-astronomers-dream",
4 "title": "The Astronomer's Dream",
5 "title_locale": "en-US",
6 "original_title": "La lune à un mètre",
7 "year": 1898,
8 "duration": 3,
9 "stills": {
10  "small": "https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/image-w256.jpg?1445869815",
11  "medium": "https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/image-w448.jpg?1445869815",
12  "standard": "https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/image-w856.jpg?1445869815",
13  "retina": "https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/image-w1280.jpg?1445869815",
14  "small_overlaid": "https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/image-w512_overlaid.jpg?1445869815",
15  "large_overlaid": "https://assets.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/image-w1504_overlaid.jpg?1445869815"
16 },
17 "still_focal_point": {
18  "x": 0.5,
19  "y": 0
20 },
21 "hd": false,
22 "average_colour_hex": "221C1C",
23 "trailer_url": null,
24 "trailer_id": null,
25 "popularity": 124,
26 "web_url": "https://mubi.com/films/the-astronomers-dream",
27 "genres": [
28  "Short",
29  "Comedy",
30  "Fantasy"
31 ],
32 "average_rating": 3.9,
33 "average_rating_out_of_ten": 7.8,
34 "number_of_ratings": 488,
35 "mubi_release": false,
36 "should_use_safe_still": false,
37 "still_url": "https://images.mubicdn.net/images/film/24327/cache-16188-1445869815/image-w1280.jpg",
38 "title_upcase": "THE ASTRONOMER'S DREAM",
39 "critic_review_rating": 0,
40 "content_rating": {
41  "label": "not_rated",
42  "rating_code": "NOT RATED",
43  "description": "This film has not yet been rated, and may contain adult material.",
44  "icon_url": null,
45  "label_hex_color": "e05d04"
46 },
47 "short_synopsis": "An astronomer is alternately bedeviled and enchanted by various aspects of the moon in a quite literal way.",
48 "short_synopsis_html": "<p>An astronomer is alternately bedeviled and enchanted by various aspects of the moon in a quite literal way.</p>",
49 "default_editorial": "",
50 "default_editorial_html": "",
51 "title_treatment_url": null,
52 "directors": [
53  {
54   "name": "Georges Méliès",
55   "name_upcase": "GEORGES MÉLIÈS",
56   "slug": "georges-melies"
57  }
58 ],
59 "historic_countries": [
60  "France"
61 ],
62 "optimised_trailers": null,
63 "mubi_go_highlighted": false,
64 "episode": null,
65 "portrait_image": null,
66 "content_warnings": [],
67 "artworks": [],
68 "highlighted_industry_event_entry": null
69}

Is it legal to scrape Mubi?

Note that personal data is protected by GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers. We also recommend that you read our blog post: is web scraping legal?

Contact

Please feel free to browse through the diverse array of web scrapers available on my Apify profile. If a custom solution or extra options are what you're seeking, don't hesitate to get in touch with me directly at contact@mscraper.com.