Metacritic Reviews Scraper
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Metacritic Reviews Scraper
Scrape user and critic reviews, scores, metadata, cast & crew from Metacritic for movies, TV shows, and games. Pure API — fast, reliable, no browser needed. Get review text, scores, sentiment, publication names, and full product details. Supports pagination, sentiment filtering, and sorting.
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Scrape reviews, scores, and detailed metadata from Metacritic for movies, TV shows, and games.
What You Get
- Critic reviews from professional publications (with scores 0-100, publication names, author, date)
- User reviews with scores, review text, spoiler flags, and helpfulness votes
- Product metadata including metascore, sentiment breakdown (positive/neutral/negative counts), genres, cast, crew, platforms, release dates, ratings, and more
Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| URLs | Array | — | Metacritic URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-matrix/) |
| Slugs | Array | — | Metacritic slugs if you don't have full URLs (e.g. the-matrix) |
| Content Types | Select | Movies | Which types to check: Movies, TV Shows, Games |
| Max Reviews | Integer | 100 | Maximum reviews per type (user or critic) per title |
| Include User Reviews | Boolean | Yes | Scrape user-submitted reviews |
| Include Critic Reviews | Boolean | Yes | Scrape professional critic reviews |
| Sentiment Filter | Select | All | Filter by: All, Positive, Neutral, Negative |
| Sort Order | Select | Most Recent | Sort by date or score |
Output
Each run produces two types of records:
Product Records
Contains title, metascore, critic review count, sentiment label, genres, cast, crew, platforms, release date, rating, and more.
Review Records
Contains review text, score, author, date, publication name (critics only), sentiment type, spoiler flag, and product reference.
Use Cases
- Sentiment analysis — aggregate positive/negative sentiment across hundreds of titles
- Competitive research — track review scores and critic reception over time
- Content monitoring — watch for new reviews on specific titles
- Data enrichment — enrich movie/game databases with Metacritic scores and review counts
- Market analysis — compare critic vs. audience reception across genres and platforms
Tips
- Use the Sentiment Filter to get only positive or negative reviews for targeted analysis
- For games, reviews are available per-platform (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, etc.)
- TV show pages include season counts and network information
- The Sort by Score option is useful for finding the most polarizing reviews
