How to Discover Trending Content with Claude

Discover trending movies and shows with Claude and ToolRouter. Find what is popular right now.

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Movie TV Search icon
Movie TV Search

Claude brings analytical depth to movie and TV discovery by cross-referencing genre tags, critic scores, release years, and thematic elements through multi-step reasoning. Rather than returning a flat list of results, it evaluates each title against your specific preferences and explains why a particular recommendation fits what you described -- helping you build a curated shortlist through focused, iterative conversation. This approach works especially well when you know the general type of content you want but need help narrowing down to the best specific titles.

Connect ToolRouter to Claude

1Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2Enter the details below and click Add
Name
ToolRouter
URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp
3Done — works on Claude chat, desktop, and mobile

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Movie TV Search tool:

  1. Ask Claude: "Find trending movies and TV shows right now using movie-tv-search"
  2. Claude returns currently popular content
  3. Ask: "Which of these is getting the best reviews?"

Example Prompt

Try this with Claude using the Movie TV Search tool
What movies and shows are trending this week? I want to catch up on what everyone is talking about.

Tips

  • Ask Claude to distinguish between critically acclaimed trending content and viral hits
  • Request trending content by genre if you have preferences