Movie Hunt
A full built-in movie management system — discover, acquire, and track your movie library without needing Radarr.
Movie Hunt is currently in Beta. Core functionality — adding movies, quality
profiles, indexers, and download clients — is working. Some advanced features are still being
polished. Join for the
latest status and to report issues.
What is Movie Hunt?
Movie Hunt is Huntarr's built-in standalone movie management system. It provides a complete alternative to Radarr — visual discovery, library management, quality profiles, indexer configuration, and download client integration — all without leaving Huntarr or needing a separate container.
You can use Movie Hunt exclusively, or run it alongside an existing Radarr instance. Both can coexist; Huntarr's third-party *arr hunting engine works with Radarr independently of what Movie Hunt does.
Key Features
- Visual discovery — browse trending, popular, top-rated, and upcoming movies powered by TMDB metadata
- Library management — add monitored movies, set minimum availability, assign root folders and quality profiles
- Quality profiles — define preferred resolutions, formats, and cutoffs so Movie Hunt grabs exactly what you want
- Custom format scoring — score releases based on keywords, editions, and codec tags
- Indexer support — connect Newznab (Usenet) and Torznab (torrent) indexers through Index Master
- Download client support — send to SABnzbd, NZBGet, NZB Hunt (built-in), qBittorrent, Deluge, and more
- Direct disk import — detect movies already on disk and import them without downloading
- Requestarr integration — users can request movies that land in your Movie Hunt library
- Multi-instance support — run multiple Movie Hunt instances (e.g., one for 1080p, one for 4K)
Movie Hunt vs Radarr via Huntarr
| Feature | Movie Hunt (built-in) | Radarr (third-party, via Huntarr) |
|---|---|---|
| Requires separate app | No — built into Huntarr | Yes — Radarr must be running separately |
| Indexers configured in | Movie Hunt / Index Master | Radarr (or Prowlarr) |
| Download clients configured in | Movie Hunt settings | Radarr settings |
| UI for library management | Inside Huntarr | Inside Radarr |
| Huntarr can hunt for missing | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes (via Radarr API) |
| Requestarr support | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Status | Beta | Stable |
Getting Started
- Navigate to Movie Hunt in the sidebar.
- Go to Movie Hunt → Settings → Indexers and add at least one Newznab or Torznab indexer (or configure them in Index Master first).
- Go to Movie Hunt → Settings → Download Clients and add a client — SABnzbd, NZBGet, NZB Hunt (built-in), qBittorrent, or similar.
- Go to Movie Hunt → Settings → Profiles and create a quality profile defining what resolution and format you want.
- Go to Movie Hunt → Settings → Root Folders and add the path where movies should
land (requires the
/mediavolume mount to be set up). - Start browsing — search for a movie, click Add, pick your profile and folder, and Movie Hunt begins hunting for it.
NZB Hunt as your download client. If you want a fully self-contained stack with no
external apps, use NZB Hunt as the download client in Movie Hunt. See the NZB Hunt documentation for setup.
Library Status Indicators
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Missing | Movie is monitored but not yet downloaded or imported |
| Requested | A search or grab has been sent to your download client; waiting for the download to complete |
| Downloaded | File exists on disk and has been imported into the library |
| Upgrading | A file exists but is below the quality cutoff; Huntarr is hunting for a better version |
| Unmonitored | Movie is in the library but not being actively hunted |