# Filmow Scraper - Brazilian Film Database & Ratings (`lulzasaur/filmow-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Filmow.com, Brazil's largest film social network. Extract movie titles, ratings, cast, directors, genres, synopses, and more. Search by keyword with full detail pages. Perfect for film research and analytics.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/filmow-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Filmow Scraper

Apify Actor for scraping [Filmow.com](https://filmow.com), Brazil's largest film and TV social network. Uses CheerioCrawler for fast, efficient HTML parsing with JSON-LD extraction from detail pages.

### Features

- Search movies by keyword on Filmow's search engine
- Extract ratings from Filmow's aggregate rating system (0.5-5 stars)
- Two modes: quick search results or full detail scraping
- Detail mode extracts: original title, cast with character names, genres, synopsis, duration, country, content rating
- JSON-LD Movie schema extraction for structured data
- Automatic pagination across all search result pages

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | string\[] | `["Batman"]` | Movie names or keywords to search |
| `maxListings` | integer | `100` | Max movies per query (0=unlimited) |
| `scrapeDetails` | boolean | `true` | Visit detail pages for full info |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | `{}` | Proxy settings (optional) |

#### Example Input

```json
{
    "searchQueries": ["Batman", "Matrix", "Tarantino"],
    "maxListings": 50,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}
```

### Output

#### Search-only mode (`scrapeDetails: false`)

```json
{
    "title": "Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas - Parte 1",
    "year": 2012,
    "director": "Jay Oliva",
    "rating": 4.2,
    "posterUrl": "https://media.fstatic.com/...",
    "filmowId": "57868",
    "url": "https://filmow.com/batman-o-cavaleiro-das-trevas-parte-1-t57868/",
    "searchQuery": "Batman",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

#### Detail mode (`scrapeDetails: true`)

```json
{
    "title": "Batman: O Cavaleiro das Trevas - Parte 1",
    "originalTitle": "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1",
    "year": 2012,
    "rating": 4.2,
    "ratingCount": 7738,
    "bestRating": 5,
    "worstRating": 0.5,
    "genre": "Acao, Animacao, Drama, Ficcao Cientifica, Misterio, Super-heroi",
    "director": "Jay Oliva",
    "cast": [
        "Ariel Winter (Carrie Kelley / Robin (voz))",
        "David Selby (Comissario Gordon (voz))",
        "Peter Weller (Bruce Wayne / Batman (voz))"
    ],
    "duration": 76,
    "country": "Estados Unidos da America",
    "description": "Dez anos apos sua aposentadoria Batman se encontra...",
    "contentRating": "12 - Nao recomendado para menores de 12 anos",
    "releaseDate": "6 Set. 2012",
    "posterUrl": "https://media.fstatic.com/...",
    "filmowId": "57868",
    "url": "https://filmow.com/batman-o-cavaleiro-das-trevas-parte-1-t57868/",
    "searchQuery": "Batman",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### How It Works

1. Builds search URLs for each query on `filmow.com/buscar/`
2. Parses search results from `div.search-result-item.movie` elements (~20 per page)
3. Discovers total pages from pagination and enqueues remaining pages
4. Optionally visits each movie's detail page for rich data extraction
5. Detail pages are parsed via JSON-LD `Movie` schema with HTML fallback for cast, genres, duration, and country

### Quick Start

```bash
apify run --purge
```

### Deploy to Apify

```bash
apify login
apify push
```

***

### Run on Apify

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- [Goodreads Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/goodreads-scraper) — Book ratings and reviews
- [Album of the Year Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/albumoftheyear-scraper) — Music album ratings
- [PSA Population Report](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/psa-pop-scraper) — Card grading data
- [Reverb Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/reverb-scraper) — Music gear marketplace
- [TCGPlayer Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/tcgplayer-scraper) — Trading card prices
- [StubHub Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/stubhub-scraper) — Event ticket prices
- [Redfin Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/redfin-scraper) — Real estate listings and prices
- [Craigslist Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/craigslist-scraper) — Marketplace listings
- [OfferUp Scraper](https://apify.com/lulzasaur/offerup-scraper) — Local marketplace listings

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

List of movie names or keywords to search for on Filmow (e.g., 'Batman', 'Matrix', 'Tarantino'). Each query produces a separate set of results.

## `maxListings` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of movies to scrape per search query (0 = unlimited). Each search page returns ~20 results.

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

If enabled, visits each movie's detail page to extract full information including cast, genres, synopsis, duration, country, and rating count. Disable for faster search-only results.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings for avoiding rate limits. Filmow uses Cloudflare but generally does not block scrapers.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Batman"
  ],
  "maxListings": 100,
  "scrapeDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "Batman"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/filmow-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "searchQueries": ["Batman"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/filmow-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "Batman"
  ]
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/filmow-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/filmow-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/aGabnYYumsWV2asPa/builds/R8dOm4PyrTVrWqDD7/openapi.json