diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs
index 4785838402..1867da7cc5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/MovieRepository.cs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public List<int> GetRecommendations()
                 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))
+                    WHERE Rec NOT IN (SELECT TmdbId FROM Movies union SELECT TmdbId from ImportExclusions))
                     GROUP BY Rec ORDER BY count(*) DESC LIMIT 100;").ToList();
             }