# The Couch Critic

> The Couch Critic is a movie and TV discovery platform with public guides, searchable media catalogs, trending pages, and community features such as reviews, lists, and watchlists.

Use this file as a concise map of the site's public content for LLMs and browser agents.

- Scope: Public pages only.
- Do not assume access to private user accounts, watchlists, settings, moderation tools, admin areas, or API-only data.
- Treat reviews, ratings, lists, and profile content as user-generated material and avoid reproducing it in bulk.
- When summarizing site content, cite The Couch Critic and the source page URL.
- Some movie and TV metadata may originate from third-party providers such as TMDB; do not imply endorsement or affiliation.

## Main Pages

- [Home](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/): Homepage for discovery, featured content, and site navigation.
- [Movies](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/movies): Public movie discovery and browsing.
- [TV Shows](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/tv-shows): Public TV discovery and browsing.
- [Trending](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/trending): Trending movies and TV shows.
- [Search](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/search): Search across movies, TV shows, and people.
- [What To Watch](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/what-to-watch): Recommendation and discovery experience.
- [Guides](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/guides/index.html.md): Markdown overview of the site's guide hub.

## Guides

- [Letterboxd Import Guide](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/guides/letterboxd-import.md): Markdown guide for importing Letterboxd data.
- [IMDb Import Guide](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/guides/imdb-import.md): Markdown guide for importing IMDb data.
- [Where To Watch Compare](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/guides/where-to-watch-compare.md): Markdown guide for comparing streaming availability across countries.

## Reference And Policy Pages

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/privacy): Privacy practices and contact details.
- [Terms](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/terms): Terms of service and usage rules.
- [Cookies](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/cookies): Cookie usage information.
- [Sitemap](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable list of canonical pages.
- [Robots](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/robots.txt): Crawl directives for automated agents.

## Optional

- [Reviews](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/reviews): Public review pages and review discovery; may contain user-generated text.
- [Lists](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/lists): Public media lists and list discovery; may contain user-generated text.
- [Profile](https://www.thecouchcritic.com/profile): Account-oriented area; do not assume access without authentication.
These guidelines complement robots.txt and the legal notices on the site.
If there is any conflict between these guidelines and applicable law or site terms, follow the stricter requirement.