
Plex Movie (Legacy) : This is an older movie agent and can gather data from a variety of online resources (The Movie Database, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and more).Info on upgrading an existing library to use the new agent can be found here: Upgrading an Old Movie Library to Use the Plex Movie Agent More info on its settings can be found in our “ Advanced settings Plex Movie Agent” article. Plex Movie : The default agent in Plex Media Server v1.20.0 and above.Movie metadata agents can fetch information from local or online resources for information about your movie media. There are several types of metadata agent, which correlate to the different library types: In most cases, this metadata is retrieved from online resources (such as The Movie Database, The TVDB, Last.fm, etc.).


“Metadata Agents” (or just “agents”) are the server component that’s responsible for taking the information from the scanner and then acting on it to help bring in the rich metadata (plot summary, cast info, cover art, music album reviews, etc.) that bring your media libraries to life.
