Netflix IMDb Ratings Extension

Chrome extension that displays IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes ratings inside Netflix's title details modal.

Features

• Detects Netflix movies and series
• Fetches ratings using OMDb API
• Injects ratings into Netflix UI
• Handles movie and series matching
• Supports ongoing and completed series

How It Works

• Observes Netflix DOM changes using MutationObserver
• Extracts title, year, and content type
• Searches OMDb for matching content
• Validates series using title and year range
• Injects ratings into Netflix modal

Issues Faced

• Netflix uses dynamic rendering → solved using MutationObserver
• Movie and series detection → extracted Netflix metadata labels
• Incorrect API matches → added exact title matching
• Series year mismatch → added release range checking

Edge Cases Covered

• Same titles with different years
• Ongoing series (2018–)
• Completed series (2008–2013)
• Special characters and accents
• Different capitalization
• Multiple OMDb search results

Edge Cases Left

• API key exposed on client side
• Netflix UI changes can break selectors
• Some titles have missing ratings
• No caching implemented

Installation

• Clone repository
• Add OMDb API key
• Load extension using Chrome Developer Mode