diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MovieTests/RefreshMovieServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MovieTests/RefreshMovieServiceFixture.cs
index 5564eb096..893456650 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MovieTests/RefreshMovieServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/MovieTests/RefreshMovieServiceFixture.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using FizzWare.NBuilder;
 using Moq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
@@ -32,15 +33,15 @@ public void Setup()
                   .Returns(_movie);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IProvideMovieInfo>()
-                  .Setup(s => s.GetMovieInfo(It.IsAny<int>()))
-                  .Callback<int>((i) => { throw new MovieNotFoundException(i); });
+                  .Setup(s => s.GetMovieInfoAsync(It.IsAny<int>()))
+                .ThrowsAsync(new MovieNotFoundException(1));
         }
 
         private void GivenNewMovieInfo(Movie movie)
         {
             Mocker.GetMock<IProvideMovieInfo>()
-                  .Setup(s => s.GetMovieInfo(_movie.TmdbId))
-                  .Returns(new Tuple<Movie, List<Credit>>(movie, new List<Credit>()));
+                .Setup(s => s.GetMovieInfoAsync(_movie.TmdbId))
+                .ReturnsAsync(new Tuple<Movie, List<Credit>>(movie, new List<Credit>()));
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NetImport/NetImportSearchServiceFixture.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NetImport/NetImportSearchServiceFixture.cs
index 441bf6e5f..79b40b865 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NetImport/NetImportSearchServiceFixture.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core.Test/NetImport/NetImportSearchServiceFixture.cs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ public void Setup()
                   .Returns(false);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<ISearchForNewMovie>()
-                  .Setup(v => v.MapMovieToTmdbMovie(It.IsAny<Movie>()))
-                  .Returns((Movie movie) => movie);
+                  .Setup(v => v.MapMovieToTmdbMovieAsync(It.IsAny<Movie>()))
+                  .ReturnsAsync((Movie movie) => movie);
 
             Mocker.GetMock<IMovieService>()
                   .Setup(v => v.MovieExists(It.IsAny<Movie>()))
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/RefreshMovieService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/RefreshMovieService.cs
index 4f1f1d31a..07861a4c6 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/RefreshMovieService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Movies/RefreshMovieService.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Instrumentation.Extensions;
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ public RefreshMovieService(IProvideMovieInfo movieInfo,
             _logger = logger;
         }
 
-        private void RefreshMovieInfo(Movie movie)
+        private void RefreshMovieInfo(Movie movie, Task<Tuple<Movie, List<Credit>>> dataTask)
         {
             _logger.ProgressInfo("Updating Info for {0}", movie.Title);
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ private void RefreshMovieInfo(Movie movie)
 
             try
             {
-                var tuple = _movieInfo.GetMovieInfo(movie.TmdbId);
+                var tuple = dataTask.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
                 movieInfo = tuple.Item1;
                 credits = tuple.Item2;
             }
@@ -172,10 +173,11 @@ public void Execute(RefreshMovieCommand message)
             if (message.MovieId.HasValue)
             {
                 var movie = _movieService.GetMovie(message.MovieId.Value);
+                var movieData = _movieInfo.GetMovieInfoAsync(movie.TmdbId);
 
                 try
                 {
-                    RefreshMovieInfo(movie);
+                    RefreshMovieInfo(movie, movieData);
                     RescanMovie(movie, isNew, trigger);
                 }
                 catch (MovieNotFoundException)
@@ -200,31 +202,44 @@ public void Execute(RefreshMovieCommand message)
                     updatedTMDBMovies = _movieInfo.GetChangedMovies(message.LastStartTime.Value);
                 }
 
-                foreach (var movie in allMovie)
-                {
-                    if ((updatedTMDBMovies.Count == 0 && _checkIfMovieShouldBeRefreshed.ShouldRefresh(movie)) || updatedTMDBMovies.Contains(movie.TmdbId) || message.Trigger == CommandTrigger.Manual)
-                    {
-                        try
-                        {
-                            RefreshMovieInfo(movie);
-                        }
-                        catch (MovieNotFoundException)
-                        {
-                            _logger.Error("Movie '{0}' (imdbid {1}) was not found, it may have been removed from The Movie Database.", movie.Title, movie.ImdbId);
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        catch (Exception e)
-                        {
-                            _logger.Error(e, "Couldn't refresh info for {0}", movie);
-                        }
+                var toRefresh = allMovie
+                    .Where(movie => (updatedTMDBMovies.Count == 0 && _checkIfMovieShouldBeRefreshed.ShouldRefresh(movie)) ||
+                           updatedTMDBMovies.Contains(movie.TmdbId) ||
+                           message.Trigger == CommandTrigger.Manual)
+                    .ToDictionary(x => _movieInfo.GetMovieInfoAsync(x.TmdbId), x => x);
 
-                        RescanMovie(movie, false, trigger);
-                    }
-                    else
+                var tasks = toRefresh.Keys.ToList();
+
+                var skipped = allMovie.Except(toRefresh.Values);
+
+                foreach (var movie in skipped)
+                {
+                    _logger.Info("Skipping refresh of movie: {0}", movie.Title);
+                    RescanMovie(movie, false, trigger);
+                }
+
+                while (tasks.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    var finishedTask = Task.WhenAny(tasks).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                    tasks.Remove(finishedTask);
+
+                    var movie = toRefresh[finishedTask];
+
+                    try
                     {
-                        _logger.Info("Skipping refresh of movie: {0}", movie.Title);
-                        RescanMovie(movie, false, trigger);
+                        RefreshMovieInfo(movie, finishedTask);
                     }
+                    catch (MovieNotFoundException)
+                    {
+                        _logger.Error("Movie '{0}' (imdbid {1}) was not found, it may have been removed from The Movie Database.", movie.Title, movie.ImdbId);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception e)
+                    {
+                        _logger.Error(e, "Couldn't refresh info for {0}", movie);
+                    }
+
+                    RescanMovie(movie, false, trigger);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/NetImportSearchService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/NetImportSearchService.cs
index baa995d9b..ee1166609 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/NetImportSearchService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/NetImport/NetImportSearchService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.Configuration;
@@ -121,12 +122,17 @@ public void Execute(NetImportSyncCommand message)
                 _logger.Info($"Found {listedMovies.Count()} movies on your auto enabled lists not in your library");
             }
 
+            var tasks = listedMovies.Select(x => _movieSearch.MapMovieToTmdbMovieAsync(x)).ToList();
+
             var importExclusions = new List<string>();
             var moviesToAdd = new List<Movie>();
 
-            foreach (var movie in listedMovies)
+            while (tasks.Count > 0)
             {
-                var mapped = _movieSearch.MapMovieToTmdbMovie(movie);
+                var finishedTask = Task.WhenAny(tasks).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+                tasks.Remove(finishedTask);
+
+                var mapped = finishedTask.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
                 if (mapped != null && mapped.TmdbId > 0)
                 {