Letterboxd

Letterboxd is a social networking service and diary for film lovers, launched in 2011 by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow. The site combines a personal film diary with social features, allowing users to log watched films, rate them on a five-star scale, write reviews, and curate lists of titles. Users can follow others, like and comment on reviews, and view an activity feed that aggregates friends’ activity and curated lists.

Each film has a page with metadata, posters, release dates, genres, and user-generated statistics such as average rating and popularity. Lists are a central feature, enabling thematic or chronological groupings like “Best Films of 2020” or “Hidden Gems.”

Accessible via web browsers and mobile apps, accounts are mostly public by default, with privacy controls for diaries and profiles. The service supports data import and export and offers optional premium features.

Letterboxd has become a popular tool for film discovery and discussion among cinephiles and casual viewers alike, shaping how users catalog, rate, and talk about movies within a community-driven, list-focused framework.