diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs
index 3c2d2927ad..af1e171030 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs
@@ -313,19 +313,18 @@ public Dictionary<int, List<int>> AllMovieTags()
 
         public List<int> GetRecommendations()
         {
-            var recommendations = new List<List<int>>();
-            var tmdbIds = AllMovieTmdbIds();
+            var recommendations = new List<int>();
 
             using (var conn = _database.OpenConnection())
             {
-                recommendations =  conn.Query<List<int>>("SELECT Recommendations FROM Movies ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 100").ToList();
+                recommendations = conn.Query<int>(@"
+                    SELECT Rec FROM
+                    (SELECT CAST(j.value AS INT) AS Rec FROM Movies CROSS JOIN json_each(Movies.Recommendations) AS j
+                    WHERE Rec NOT IN (SELECT TmdbId FROM Movies))
+                    GROUP BY Rec ORDER BY count(*) DESC LIMIT 100;").ToList();
             }
 
-            return recommendations.SelectMany(x => x)
-                                  .Where(r => !tmdbIds.Any(m => m == r))
-                                  .Distinct()
-                                  .Take(100)
-                                  .ToList();
+            return recommendations;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieService.cs
index 9dfedaaa12..07d5d5fca5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieService.cs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public void RemoveAddOptions(Movie movie)
         public void SetFileId(Movie movie, MovieFile movieFile)
         {
             _movieRepository.SetFileId(movieFile.Id, movie.Id);
-            _logger.Info("Linking [{0}] > [{1}]", movieFile.RelativePath, movie);
+            _logger.Info("Assigning file [{0}] to movie [{1}]", movieFile.RelativePath, movie);
         }
 
         public List<Movie> GetMoviesByFileId(int fileId)
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public void Handle(MovieFileAddedEvent message)
             _movieRepository.Update(movie);
 
             //_movieRepository.SetFileId(message.MovieFile.Id, message.MovieFile.Movie.Value.Id);
-            _logger.Info("Linking [{0}] > [{1}]", message.MovieFile.RelativePath, message.MovieFile.Movie);
+            _logger.Info("Assigning file [{0}] to movie [{1}]", message.MovieFile.RelativePath, message.MovieFile.Movie);
         }
 
         public void Handle(MovieFileDeletedEvent message)