diff --git a/assets/components/releases/movie-tile.vue b/assets/components/releases/movie-tile.vue
index 8e8cd1ee..b17eb3e2 100644
--- a/assets/components/releases/movie-tile.vue
+++ b/assets/components/releases/movie-tile.vue
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .movie {
+	height: 16rem;
 	display: flex;
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .cover {
-	height: 16rem;
+	height: 100%;
 	box-shadow: 0 0 3px var(--darken-weak);
 
 	img {
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .info {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
 	flex-grow: 1;
 	overflow: hidden;
 }
@@ -128,9 +131,11 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .actors {
+	height: 0;
+	flex-grow: 1;
 	padding: 0 1rem;
-	margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
 	line-height: 1.5;
+	overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .actor:not(:last-child)::after {
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .tags {
-	padding: .2rem 1rem 0 1rem;
+	padding: .25rem 1rem;
 	height: 1.75rem;
 	line-height: 2;
 	overflow: hidden;
@@ -175,8 +180,13 @@ export default {
 }
 
 @media(max-width: $breakpoint) {
-	.cover {
+	.movie {
 		height: 12rem;
 	}
+
+	/* ensure no half actor names show */
+	.actors {
+		margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
+	}
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/deep.js b/src/deep.js
index bdfca6d1..501b2f20 100644
--- a/src/deep.js
+++ b/src/deep.js
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ async function scrapeRelease(baseRelease, entitiesBySlug, type = 'scene') {
 			? await fetchScene(layoutScraper, baseRelease.url, entity, baseRelease, include, null)
 			: await layoutScraper.fetchMovie(baseRelease.url, entity, baseRelease, include, null);
 
+		if (typeof scrapedRelease !== 'object' || Array.isArray(scrapedRelease)) {
+			// scraper is unable to fetch the releases and returned a HTTP code or null
+			throw new Error(`Scraper returned ${scrapedRelease} when fetching latest from '${entity.name}' (${entity.parent?.name})`);
+		}
+
 		// object-merge-advance will use null as explicit false on hard merged keys, even when null as explicit falls is disabled
 		// filter out keys with null values to ensure original base value is used instead
 		const curatedScrapedRelease = Object.entries(scrapedRelease).reduce((acc, [key, value]) => ({