How to add unwatched movies to an IMDb Top 250 download queue in 2026

How IMDb Top 250 completionists can put unwatched films into a Radarr or Sonarr download queue.

By VLClean · 2026-10-27

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IMDb Top 250 completionists add unwatched films to a download queue by keeping one list of the titles still to watch, sending each to a download tool such as Radarr or Sonarr, and tracking what gets added.

Option	What it does	Cost details
Watcharr	Paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. ^[1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it by itself. ^[1]	no commercial licence is for sale, and commercial use is not licensed. ^[1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. ^[1]
Manual add	Mark the unwatched Top 250 titles and add each to Radarr or Sonarr by hand.	not published
Shared list	Keep the unwatched titles on one shared list that the owner reads into the download tool.	not published

What you need before you start

An IMDb Top 250 completionist starts with the list of films and a clear record of which ones have already been watched. The films still unwatched are the ones to consider adding to the download queue.

A download tool must be ready to receive the wanted titles. Check which download tool you plan to use and how it accepts a list of titles before you build the queue.

Decide what counts as watched before building the queue, so a film is not queued twice or skipped by mistake. The queue works best when one list holds the remaining titles and one download tool is the single place they are added.

Choose where the remaining titles are stored. The choice can be a pasted list, a shared list, or another method that gives one clear place from which titles are added to the tool. Keep that place in one format the download tool can read.

Step by step

Sort the Top 250 and mark the films already watched, so the unwatched ones are clear before the queue is built.
Pick one download tool that accepts a movie and a show queue, and tell it where its list source will live.
Put all remaining titles in that source in one format, such as one public IMDb list, so each title maps to a movie or a show.
Point the download tool at the source. From then on the tool checks the source on its own schedule and adds whatever is not in the library yet.
Watch the source for additions, so a title that the tool could not match is caught and added by hand.
Keep the watched marks up to date, so a film added once is not queued twice on a later run.
Review the queue on a regular day each week and send the titles you want to the downloader.

The steps stay the same when the source is shared with other people. One person keeps the list current, and everyone else only reads it.

Tools that can do it

Watcharr is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste one public IMDb list and get one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. ^[1] Each link acts like a small Radarr or Sonarr server, so Radarr checks it every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. ^[1] A bookmark you click inside Radarr or Sonarr adds the list for you, using that app's API key without sending it anywhere else. ^[1]

It accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. ^[1] The links are built from the IMDb list's id, so the same list always gives the same two links. ^[1] It looks up TheTVDB ids through TVMaze and TMDB, leaves out shows it can't match, and tells you which ones it skipped. ^[1] The page shows the list's covers in a row, each opening TMDB's plot, genres, rating, backdrop and trailer. ^[1]

If you sign in, it re-reads your list about every 15 minutes and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row. ^[1] Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title that is on two lists is added only once. ^[1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. ^[1]

Watcharr runs as one Cloudflare app with a Cloudflare database, plus a GitHub job that reads IMDb. ^[1] Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. ^[1] You can paste lists, copy links and browse the web app from any screen, and use a bookmark on bigger screens to add a list from inside Radarr or Sonarr. ^[1] ^[1] The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. ^[1] Commercial use is not licensed, and no commercial licence is for sale. ^[1]

A completionist can also add each unwatched film to Radarr or Sonarr by hand, one title at a time, from the list.

With a manual approach, keep the unwatched films on a list and add each title to Radarr or Sonarr by hand. Before choosing a method, check how it handles title matching, list updates, and the way titles move into the library workflow.

Common mistakes to avoid

Avoid queuing from a list that is not kept up to date. Unwatched films belong in the queue only while the list still matches what is really unwatched.

Avoid skipping the records of what is already watched. Without those marks, a film can be queued twice or left out by mistake.

Avoid choosing a tool without checking how it matches titles to the library. A tool that cannot match a title should say so, so the film can be added by hand.

Avoid forgetting to review the queue after setup. Old or duplicate requests can build up if the queue is left without attention.

Avoid skipping account and privacy checks. Before a tool reads a list, review what it asks for and what access it uses.

Frequently asked questions

Does Watcharr move every unwatched film from an IMDb Top 250 list into a download queue?

Watcharr reads one public IMDb list and gives one link for Radarr with the movies and one for Sonarr with the shows. ^[1] When the list is loaded into Radarr and Sonarr, it looks up TheTVDB ids and leaves out shows it cannot match, telling you which ones were skipped. ^[1] A show that is left out is not sent to Sonarr, so a completionist should check which titles were skipped and add those by hand.

How does Watcharr add a queue to Radarr and Sonarr?

Watcharr gives you two links from one IMDb list: one for Radarr and one for Sonarr. ^[1] Add the link in each tool as its list source, and from then on it reads the list on its own, so the titles can be added to the download queue without sending each one by hand.

Is Watcharr free to use?

No price is published for Watcharr. The hosted version needs nothing to install and no account. ^[1] The code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, and commercial use is not licensed. ^[1] Because no commercial licence is for sale, check for this page's notice next to each claim before relying on the terms. ^[1]

Can Watcharr join two IMDb lists into one queue?

Signed-in users can combine several IMDb lists into one Radarr link and one Sonarr link for the whole household, and a title on two lists is added only once. ^[1] Watcharr accepts any public IMDb watchlist or list from the desktop site, the phone site or IMDb's other-language pages. ^[1]

How current is a Watcharr queue link?

Watcharr re-reads the list about every 15 minutes when you are signed in, and warns you when a list fails three reads in a row. ^[1] Radarr checks its link every 15 minutes and Sonarr every 5. ^[1] If a read of the list fails, the links keep serving the last list that loaded correctly. ^[1]

Its code is available to read under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence; older versions remain under MIT. ^[1]

Try Watcharr

Sources

Watcharr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)