diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2deb027..1b01b4a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Downloading trailers from links provided from emby and move them into the movie
 Trailers are named in this style, a more flexible solution is in pending:  
 **{movie-name} {Year}_{youtube-id}_trailer.mkv**
 
+## bad_id
+Sometimes Emby get's it wrong. Sometimes this script can get it wrong too. The *Fix Movie Names* function goes through the movie library looking for filenames that don't match with the movie name as identified in emby.
+
 ## setup
 ### install
 These are the none standard Python libraries in use in this project:
diff --git a/interface.py b/interface.py
index 61be54f..f686fcb 100755
--- a/interface.py
+++ b/interface.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import src.tvsort_id as tvsort_id
 import src.moviesort as moviesort
 import src.db_export as db_export
 import src.trailers as trailers
+import src.id_fix as id_fix
 
 
 def get_config():
@@ -61,12 +62,14 @@ def get_pending_all(config):
     pending_movie = moviesort.get_pending(config['movie_downpath'])
     pending_tv = tvsort.get_pending(config['tv_downpath'])
     pending_trailer = len(trailers.get_pending(config))
-    pending_total = pending_movie + pending_tv + pending_trailer
+    pending_movie_fix = len(id_fix.get_pending(config))
+    pending_total = pending_movie + pending_tv + pending_trailer + pending_movie_fix
     # build dict
     pending = {}
     pending['movies'] = pending_movie
     pending['tv'] = pending_tv
     pending['trailer'] = pending_trailer
+    pending['movie_fix'] = pending_movie_fix
     pending['total'] = pending_total
     return pending
 
@@ -90,6 +93,8 @@ def print_menu(stdscr, current_row_idx, menu, config, pending):
             pending_count = pending['tv']
         elif row == 'Trailer download':
             pending_count = pending['trailer']
+        elif row == 'Fix Movie Names':
+            pending_count = pending['movie_fix']
         else:
             pending_count = ' '
         # center whole
@@ -112,6 +117,8 @@ def sel_handler(menu_item, config):
         moviesort.main(config)
         tvsort.main(config, tvsort_id)
         db_export.main(config)
+        trailers.main(config)
+        id_fix.main(config)
     elif menu_item == 'Movies':
         moviesort.main(config)
     elif menu_item == 'TV shows':
@@ -120,6 +127,8 @@ def sel_handler(menu_item, config):
         db_export.main(config)
     elif menu_item == 'Trailer download':
         trailers.main(config)
+    elif menu_item == 'Fix Movie Names':
+        id_fix.main(config)
 
 
 def curses_main(stdscr, menu, config):
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@ def curses_main(stdscr, menu, config):
 def main():
     """ main wraps the curses menu """
     # setup
-    menu = ['All', 'Movies', 'TV shows', 'DB export', 'Trailer download', 'Exit']
+    menu = ['All', 'Movies', 'TV shows', 'DB export', 'Trailer download', 'Fix Movie Names', 'Exit']
     config = get_config()
     log_file = path.join(config["log_folder"], 'rename.log')
     logging.basicConfig(filename=log_file,level=logging.INFO,format='%(asctime)s:%(message)s')
diff --git a/src/id_fix.py b/src/id_fix.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..834ddfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/id_fix.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+""" looks for movies wrongly identified in emby """
+
+import os
+import re
+import requests
+
+from time import sleep
+
+
+def get_emby_list(config):
+    """ get current emby movie list """
+    emby_url = config['emby_url']
+    emby_user_id = config['emby_user_id']
+    emby_api_key = config['emby_api_key']
+
+    url = (emby_url + '/Users/' + emby_user_id + '/Items?api_key=' + emby_api_key + 
+        '&Recursive=True&IncludeItemTypes=Movie&Fields=Path,PremiereDate')
+    r_emby = requests.get(url).json()
+    movie_list = r_emby['Items']
+    return movie_list
+
+
+def compare_list(movie_list):
+    """ compare the movie_list and look for wong ids """
+    errors_list = []
+    for movie in movie_list:
+        # from file name
+        file_name = os.path.basename(os.path.splitext(movie['Path'])[0])
+        year_id_pattern = re.compile(r'\(\d{4}\)')
+        year_str = year_id_pattern.findall(file_name)[-1]
+        file_year = year_str.replace('(', '').replace(')', '')
+        file_base_name = file_name.replace(year_str, '').strip()
+        # dedected in emby
+        movie_name = movie['Name']
+        try:
+            premier_year = movie['PremiereDate'].split('-')[0]
+        except KeyError:
+            premier_year = file_year
+        # check for error
+        error = False
+        if file_base_name != movie_name:
+            for i, j in enumerate(file_base_name):
+                if j != movie_name[i] and j != '-':
+                    error = True
+                    break
+        if file_year != premier_year:
+            error = True
+        # add to list on error
+        if error:
+            new_name = f'{movie_name} ({premier_year})'.replace('/', '-')
+            old = {'filename': file_name, 'year': file_year}
+            new = {'filename': new_name, 'year': premier_year}
+            errors_list.append([old, new])
+    return errors_list
+
+
+def rename(config, errors_list):
+    """ rename files with correct names """
+    print(f'renaming {len(errors_list)} movies.')
+    moviepath = config['moviepath']
+    skipped = []
+    for movie in errors_list:
+        old_year = movie[0]['year']
+        old_name = movie[0]['filename']
+        old_folder = os.path.join(moviepath, old_year, old_name)
+
+        rename_files = os.listdir(old_folder)
+        new_year = movie[1]['year']
+        new_name = movie[1]['filename']
+        # prompt
+        print(f'\nrenaming from-to:\n{old_name}\n{new_name}')
+        print('[0]: skip')
+        print('[1]: rename')
+        print('[c]: cancel')
+        select = input()
+        if select == 0:
+            skipped.append(old_name)
+            break
+        elif select == 'c':
+            return
+        # continue
+        for item in rename_files:
+            old_file_name = os.path.join(old_folder, item)
+            new_file_name = os.path.join(old_folder, item.replace(old_name, new_name))
+            os.rename(old_file_name, new_file_name)
+        # movie folder
+        os.rename(old_folder, old_folder.replace(old_name, new_name))
+        # year folder
+        if old_year != new_year:
+            old_folder_name = old_folder.replace(f'({old_year})', f'({new_year})')
+            new_folder_name = old_folder_name.replace(old_year, new_year)
+            os.rename(old_folder_name, new_folder_name)
+    return skipped
+
+
+def get_pending(config):
+    """ returns a list of movies with errors """
+    movie_list = get_emby_list(config)
+    errors_list = compare_list(movie_list)
+    return errors_list
+
+
+def main(config):
+    """ main to lunch the id_fix """
+    errors_list = get_pending(config)
+    if not errors_list:
+        print('no errors found')
+        sleep(2)
+        return
+    else:
+        skipped = rename(config, errors_list)
+    
+    if skipped:
+        print('skipped following movies:')
+        for movie in skipped:
+            print(movie)
+        input('continue?')
+    else:
+        print(f'fixed {len(errors_list)} movie names.')
+        sleep(2)