{{Short description|Social cataloging service for films}} {{Distinguish|Letter Boxed}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox website | name = Letterboxd | logo = Letterboxd-Logo-H-Pos-RGB.svg | url = {{official URL|https://letterboxd.com}} | commercial = Yes | screenshot = Letterboxd-film-page-example.png | collapsible = yes | collapsetext = Screenshot | caption = Screenshot of a film entry page on Letterboxd, illustrating the platform's interface design. | type = Social cataloging application for films | registration = {{ubl|Optional to view|Required to use}} | language = English | num_users = 26 million (as of 2026) | content_license = | programming_language = | location = Auckland, New Zealand | founder = {{ubl|Matthew Buchanan|Karl von Randow}} | owner = Tiny (60%) | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2011|10|df=yes}} | key_people = | revenue = | current_status = Active }}
'''Letterboxd''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɛ|t|ər|b|ɒ|k|s|t}} {{respell|LET|ər|bokst}}) is an online social cataloging service for film. It was founded by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow in 2011. Members can rate and review films, keep track of which ones they have seen in the past and when, make lists of films, showcase their favorites, tag films using text keywords, and interact with other users. It has been described as "Goodreads for movies."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abascal |first1=Lina |date=1 September 2023 |title=Goodreads for Movies? Where Insiders Go for Deep Dives on Films, Podcasts, and Even Wine |url=https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/goodreads-for-movies-where-insiders-go-for-deep-dives-on-films-podcasts-and-even-wine-4366691e |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230913173737/https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/goodreads-for-movies-where-insiders-go-for-deep-dives-on-films-podcasts-and-even-wine-4366691e |archive-date=13 September 2023 |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
The website has been majority owned by the Canadian investment company Tiny since 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2023-10-05 |title=Letterboxd Founders on Selling Their Company, Expanding Into TV: ‘We Need Some Mentorship to Take Us to the Next Level’ |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-founders-sell-company-adding-tv-shows-1235746156/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018184719/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-founders-sell-company-adding-tv-shows-1235746156/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and is headquartered in New Zealand. It has over 17 million registered users as of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Number of Letterboxd subscribers worldwide from 2021 to 2025|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1555400/number-letterboxd-subscribers-worldwide/| website=Statista|access-date = December 7, 2025}}</ref> Although the website is generally limited to films, its leadership intends to add television shows in the future.<ref name=":3" />
== History ==
=== Development === Seeking to develop a "Goodreads for film," New Zealand web designers Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow launched a private version of the Letterboxd website at the Brooklyn Beta web conference in October 2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Marsh |first=Calum |date=2021-01-13 |title=Is Letterboxd Becoming a Blockbuster? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/movies/letterboxd-growth.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213124815/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/movies/letterboxd-growth.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="brooklyn.beta/2011">{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Beta 2011 |url=https://brooklynbeta.org/2011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409210829/https://brooklynbeta.org/2011/ |archive-date=9 April 2011 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Brooklyn Beta}}</ref> The name "Letterboxd" is based on the term ''letterboxing'', the practice of placing black bars on the edges of a screen to preserve a movie's original aspect ratio.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Frequent questions |url=https://letterboxd.com/about/faq/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208043556/https://letterboxd.com/about/faq/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Buchanan and von Randow launched an invitation-only beta version in April 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/04/letterboxd-social-website-for-film-fans-launches.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428224804/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/04/letterboxd-social-website-for-film-fans-launches.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2012|title=Letterboxd: Social website for film fans launches - latimes.com|date=28 April 2012|access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chapman |first=Glen |date=14 March 2012 |title=What on earth is Letterboxd? |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/18883/what-on-earth-is-letterboxd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017043023/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/18883/what-on-earth-is-letterboxd |archive-date=17 October 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018 |work=Den of Geek}}</ref> and opened the site to the general public in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/letterboxd-the-social-network-for-movie-buffs-rolls-out-of-beta/|title=Letterboxd, the social network for movie buffs, goes freemium and finally opens to everyone|date=8 February 2013|access-date=19 January 2016|publisher=The Next Web|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130192256/http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/02/08/letterboxd-the-social-network-for-movie-buffs-rolls-out-of-beta/|url-status=live}}</ref> Until March 2020, Letterboxd did not employ any full-time personnel.<ref name=":2" /> In September 2023, the company had 16 full-time and 12 part-time employees.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2023-09-29 |title=Letterboxd, Online Haven for Film Nerds, Gets a New Owner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/business/media/letterboxd-new-owner.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929094128/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/business/media/letterboxd-new-owner.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
In September 2023, Canadian investment company Tiny acquired a 60% majority stake in Letterboxd, valuing the company at around $50 to $60 million. Buchanan and von Randow continue to lead the company.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=September 29, 2023 |title=Letterboxd Acquired by Canadian Firm in Deal Valuing It at $50 Million |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-acquired-50-million-deal-valuation-1235740185/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929144802/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-acquired-50-million-deal-valuation-1235740185/ |archive-date=29 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref>
Upon its acquisition, Letterboxd concurrently announced that it intended to add television shows to the site.<ref name=":3" /> (Due to Letterboxd's reliance on outside vendor The Movie Database for its list of extant films, limited-run series and a small number of recurring series have been loggable on the site for years.<ref name=":4" />) Buchanan acknowledged that the decision to add TV shows has been met with some controversy by the Letterboxd community, but assured users that the introduction of television to the platform will not disrupt the existing user experience.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2023-10-05 |title=Letterboxd Founders on Selling Their Company, Expanding Into TV: 'We Need Some Mentorship to Take Us to the Next Level' |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-founders-sell-company-adding-tv-shows-1235746156/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018184719/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/letterboxd-founders-sell-company-adding-tv-shows-1235746156/ |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Growth === In May 2017 (six years after launch), Letterboxd users collectively logged their 100 millionth film; they reached the 1 billion mark on July 19, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=There are now one billion films watched on Letterboxd |url=https://twitter.com/letterboxd/status/1549487895039606785 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719201543/https://twitter.com/letterboxd/status/1549487895039606785 |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, members wrote 96.4 million reviews, marked 701 million films watched, and made 6.8 million lists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2025-01-08 |title=Letterboxd, Indie Cinema’s Secret Weapon, Hit 17 Million Members — Here Are Their Top 2024 Films |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/letterboxd-indie-films-members-surge-in-2024-favorite-films-1236251217/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=8 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108182628/https://deadline.com/2025/01/letterboxd-indie-films-members-surge-in-2024-favorite-films-1236251217/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of May 2026, users have logged over 750 movies at least one million times each (the oldest being Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs''), and over 160 movies at least three million times each.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-09 |title=Letterboxd One Million Watched Club |url=https://letterboxd.com/alexanderh/list/letterboxd-one-million-watched-club/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/alexanderh/list/letterboxd-one-million-watched-club/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-09 |title=Letterboxd Three Million Watched Club |url=https://letterboxd.com/logannewtonfido/list/letterboxd-three-million-watched-club/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=3 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403010156/https://letterboxd.com/logannewtonfido/list/letterboxd-three-million-watched-club/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2025, ''Barbie'' became the first film to be logged five million times on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=Letterboxd Five Million Watched Club |url=https://letterboxd.com/will1011/list/letterboxd-five-million-watched-club/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323002454/https://letterboxd.com/will1011/list/letterboxd-five-million-watched-club/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Letterboxd's userbase swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its user count rose from 1.8 million in 2020 to 3 million in January 2021,<ref name=":0" /> 4.1 million in December of that year,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Jessica M. |date=2023-12-18 |title=Letterboxd feels like vintage internet. Can it stay that way? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2023/12/18/letterboxd-fans-movies/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222232421/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2023/12/18/letterboxd-fans-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 10 million in September 2023,<ref name=":3"/> 11.4 million at the end of 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=2025-01-08 |title=Letterboxd, Indie Cinema’s Secret Weapon, Hit 17 Million Members — Here Are Their Top 2024 Films |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/letterboxd-indie-films-members-surge-in-2024-favorite-films-1236251217/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=8 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250108182628/https://deadline.com/2025/01/letterboxd-indie-films-members-surge-in-2024-favorite-films-1236251217/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 12 million in February 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jack |date=2024-02-29 |title=Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/why-everyone-loves-letterboxd |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602093011/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/why-everyone-loves-letterboxd |url-status=live }}</ref> 15 million four months later in June,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wakeman |first=Gregory James |date=2024-08-14 |title=Inside the Art of Letterboxd’s ‘Four Favorites’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/how-letterboxd-four-favorites-works-started-1235035326/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |archive-date=3 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303220206/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/how-letterboxd-four-favorites-works-started-1235035326/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and 17 million by the end of 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/letterboxd-indie-films-members-surge-in-2024-favorite-films-1236251217/|title=Letterboxd, Indie Cinema's Secret Weapon, Hit 17 Million Members — Here Are Their Top 2024 Films|date=January 8, 2025|first=Jill|last=Goldsmith|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 8, 2025}}</ref> Once movie theaters reopened, arthouse and classic film organizations like the American Cinematheque reported that Letterboxd helped drive younger filmgoers to visit their programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=2023-11-22 |title=How Letterboxd Captured Young Moviegoers — and Martin Scorsese |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/letterboxd-martin-scorsese-younger-audience-classic-films-1235804153/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=26 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426234213/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/letterboxd-martin-scorsese-younger-audience-classic-films-1235804153/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Six films have held the title of highest-rated narrative feature on Letterboxd: ''The Godfather'', ''Parasite'', ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'', ''Come and See'', ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', and ''Harakiri''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moulton|first=Jack|url=https://letterboxd.com/jack/list/films-that-have-ranked-as-letterboxds-official/|title=Films that have ranked as Letterboxd's official all-time number one|publisher=Letterboxd|date=June 19, 2023|accessdate=July 31, 2023|archive-date=1 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801002648/https://letterboxd.com/jack/list/films-that-have-ranked-as-letterboxds-official/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2025|August}}'', Harakiri'' is the current title-holder.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2025 |title=Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films |url=https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/ |access-date=August 5, 2025 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717152701/https://letterboxd.com/dave/list/official-top-250-narrative-feature-films/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In March 2024, Letterboxd disclosed that it had suffered a data breach the previous February via a compromised staff account. The company said the breaching party had accessed "significantly less than 1% of all accounts."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letterboxd Security Notice: March 2024 - Letterboxd |url=https://deal.town/letterboxd/letterboxd-security-notice-march-2024-F34PMWQNE |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=deal.town |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316052334/https://deal.town/letterboxd/letterboxd-security-notice-march-2024-F34PMWQNE |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rodger |first=James |date=2024-03-15 |title=Letterboxd issues urgent warning to users and says 'check accounts' now |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/letterboxd-issues-urgent-warning-users-28823866 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316052334/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/letterboxd-issues-urgent-warning-users-28823866 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Features ==
=== General features === Anyone can read content on the site. However, users who want to participate must create a Letterboxd account.
All members can rate films on a scale of one to five stars (with half-stars also allowed), review films, and tag them with relevant keywords. Members may also list their four favorite films, maintain lists of films they have watched or want to watch, and interact with other members. A follower model enables members to follow and get updates about the activity of others on the site. Lists can be made public, shared with specific users, or kept private.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-14 |title=Between Us: private list sharing comes to Letterboxd • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine |url=https://letterboxd.com/journal/between-us-private-lists-sharing/ |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818075727/https://letterboxd.com/journal/between-us-private-lists-sharing/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Letterboxd is available as a mobile app for Android and iOS.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dillet |first=Romain |date=2016-03-15 |title=Letterboxd launches its movie social network on the iPhone |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/15/letterboxd-launches-its-movie-social-network-on-the-iphone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017043048/https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/15/letterboxd-launches-its-movie-social-network-on-the-iphone/ |archive-date=17 October 2018 |access-date=16 October 2018 |work=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Matthew |date=30 August 2017 |title=Android. |url=http://news.letterboxd.com/post/164747857138/android |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901201736/http://news.letterboxd.com/post/164747857138/android |archive-date=1 September 2017 |access-date=17 October 2018 |website=Letterboxd}}</ref>
=== Paid membership features === Since opening to the public in February 2013, Letterboxd has offered a tiered membership structure, with both free and paid memberships.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2013 |title=Pro. |url=https://news.letterboxd.com/post/42543441137/pro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726013438/https://news.letterboxd.com/post/42543441137/pro |archive-date=26 July 2019 |access-date=26 July 2019 |website=Letterboxd News}}</ref> Paid subscribers can access a broader range of features, including individual user data (such as hours spent watching films, favorite directors, and types of ratings given)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Tobias |first=Scott |date=18 September 2020 |title=The Future of Film Talk Is on Letterboxd |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/9/18/21444082/letterboxd-film-discussion-site-streaming-movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919090820/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2020/9/18/21444082/letterboxd-film-discussion-site-streaming-movies |archive-date=19 September 2020 |access-date=19 October 2020 |website=The Ringer}}</ref> and a tool that identifies whether a film is available on a streaming service to which the user has a subscription.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paid subscriptions |url=https://letterboxd.com/about/pro/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/about/pro/ |url-status=live }}</ref> An additional tier allows users to change the posters and backdrops of films, allowing for personal preference and distinct displays from other users.
In September 2020, Letterboxd announced a new "HQ" membership type for film-related organizations, such as movie theaters, studios, festivals, and podcasts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2020 |title=Office Space. |url=https://news.letterboxd.com/post/629448004285448192/office-space-hq-tier |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006124307/https://news.letterboxd.com/post/629448004285448192/office-space-hq-tier |archive-date=6 October 2020 |access-date=5 June 2021 |website=Letterboxd News}}</ref> HQ members can post news stories, link to external websites, and access web analytics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HQ membership |url=https://letterboxd.com/about/hq/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/about/hq/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Film data === All film-related metadata used on the website is supplied by The Movie Database (TMDb), an open source database.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=17 August 2021 |title=Letterboxd Welcomes Porn Reviews |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/letterboxd-welcomes-porn-reviews/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817194546/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvzama/letterboxd-welcomes-porn-reviews |archive-date=17 August 2021 |access-date=21 September 2022 |work=Vice.com}}</ref> In September 2019, the site partnered with JustWatch to display online viewing options for films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stuart |first=Gwynedd |date=8 November 2019 |title=How Letterboxd Is Trying to Get an Edge Over Other Movie Apps |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/letterboxd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108112752/https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/letterboxd/ |archive-date=8 November 2019 |access-date=10 November 2019 |website=Los Angeles Magazine}}</ref> In March 2022, the site partnered with Nanocrowd to show "nanogenres" and recommendations for similar films to users.<ref>{{Cite web |last=March |first=Roderic |date=1 March 2022 |title=Nanocrowd and Letterboxd Help You Find Movies and Series You'll Love to Watch |url=https://nanocrowd.com/nanocrowd-letterboxd/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302051230/https://nanocrowd.com/nanocrowd-letterboxd/ |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=Nanocrowd}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gracewood |first=Gemma |date=15 March 2022 |title=Film Feelings: using 'nanogenres' to find similar films |url=https://letterboxd.com/journal/film-feelings-nanogenres/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316090808/https://letterboxd.com/journal/film-feelings-nanogenres/ |archive-date=16 March 2022 |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=Letterboxd}}</ref> In December 2023, Letterboxd partnered with the aggregator Assemble to launch a feature identifying showtimes and links to ticketing websites for movies that were currently in theaters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2023-12-13 |title=Letterboxd Adds Film Showtimes in Push to Get Users to Movie Theaters (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/letterboxd-adds-film-showtimes-movie-theaters-1235745711/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The feature applies to movie theaters in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gracewood |first=Gemma |date=2023-12-14 |title=Now Showing: cinema showtimes come to Patron members, with a wider launch on Christmas Eve • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine |url=https://letterboxd.com/journal/now-showing/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/journal/now-showing/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Letterboxd Video Store === On November 19, 2025, Letterboxd announced it would be launching a new service feature, "Letterboxd Video Store", a digital film rental platform for curated film selections, including unreleased independent films without distribution, restorations, and "long-watchlisted titles" finally made available. This service would launch in 23 countries where Letterboxd is available (the US, Canada, the UK, and others), with pricing and availability varying by film and by country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://letterboxd.com/journal/letterboxd-video-store/|title=Letterboxd Video Store: what you need to know about our new feature coming soon|website=Letterboxd|date=November 19, 2025|access-date=December 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/letterboxd-video-store-launch-countries-exclusive-movies-1236601984/|title=Letterboxd Video Store Sets Launch Date in 23 Countries, Featuring Previously Unreleased Indie Movie 'Gems'|first=Todd|last=Spangler|website=Variety|date=December 8, 2025|access-date=December 9, 2025|archive-date=11 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251211131306/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/letterboxd-video-store-launch-countries-exclusive-movies-1236601984/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=2025-12-10 |title=Letterboxd Video Store Platform Is Officially Live |url=https://nerdist.com/article/letterboxd-video-store-platform/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US |archive-date=11 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251211220151/https://nerdist.com/article/letterboxd-video-store-platform/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 8, 2025, the service was announced to be launching on December 10, 2025, and the first premiere exclusive films on the platform were revealed, including ''It Ends'', ''Sore: Wife from the Future'', ''Kennedy'', and ''The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://letterboxd.com/journal/letterboxd-video-store-unreleased-gems-december-2025/|title=Unreleased Gems (December 2025): exclusive films available to rent on Letterboxd Video Store|website=Letterboxd|date=December 8, 2025|access-date=December 8, 2025|archive-date=9 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251209061132/https://letterboxd.com/journal/letterboxd-video-store-unreleased-gems-december-2025/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2025-12-08 |title=Letterboxd Sees "Endless Opportunities" as It Launches New Rental Program |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/letterboxd-film-rental-platform-video-store-1236444741/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=8 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208182608/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/letterboxd-film-rental-platform-video-store-1236444741/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The service currently maintains a rotating collection of titles, including ''Thunder Road'', ''Monos'', ''Castration Movie'', ''To a Land Unknown'', ''Tiger on the Beat'', ''Poison'', ''Norte, the End of History'', ''Before We Vanish'', and ''Hundreds of Beavers'', as well as selections chosen by guest artists, with the first in January 2026 being a series of French New Wave classics curated by Richard Linklater to promote his film ''Nouvelle Vague''.
== Reputation == The site has a reputation for attracting cinephiles and members of Film Twitter.<ref name=":0" /><ref>*{{Cite web |last=Minor |first=Jordan |date=2023-06-06 |title=Letterboxd Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/letterboxd |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=PCMAG |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401004639/https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/letterboxd |url-status=live }} *{{Cite web |last=Bunch |first=Sonny |date=2022-01-05 |title=J.D. Vance Versus Film Twitter |url=https://www.thebulwark.com/j-d-vance-versus-film-twitter/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=The Bulwark |language=en-US |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208034020/https://www.thebulwark.com/j-d-vance-versus-film-twitter/ |url-status=live }} *{{Cite web |last=Hoepfner |first=Fran |date=2023-12-04 |title=May December May Cause Internet Brain |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/12/may-december-letterboxd-tweets.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://www.vulture.com/2023/12/may-december-letterboxd-tweets.html |url-status=live }} *{{Cite web |last=deBoer |first=Freddie |date=2023-12-21 |title=Every Annoying Letterboxd Behavior |url=https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/every-annoying-letterboxd-behavior |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Freddie deBoer |archive-date=4 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504125258/https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/every-annoying-letterboxd-behavior |url-status=live }}</ref> An internal survey conducted in 2022 showed that Letterboxd users, on average, watched more movies and spent more money on movies than general moviegoers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lambert |first=Harper |date=May 26, 2023 |title=Letterboxd Unboxed: How a Grassroots Social Network Is Revolutionizing Film Fandom |url=https://www.thewrap.com/letterboxd-social-media-platform-film-fans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606022343/https://www.thewrap.com/letterboxd-social-media-platform-film-fans/ |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |work=TheWrap}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' wrote, "What rises to the top of the site's page for most popular reviews ranges wildly: there are obscure memes, diaristic essays and sprawling screeds packed with pseudo-academic jargon", adding, "the lack of rules or structure can also lead to some interesting, unconventional criticism, and offers a platform to voices that might otherwise not be heard."<ref name=":0" /> The site has been praised for its comparative and competitive pressure as well as its role in facilitating connections centered on shared interests; fostering exploration across cinema genres and eras; challenging gatekeeping in the film community; and connecting like-minded people within digital communities. Conversely, it has been criticized for gamifying the act of watching films and boosting sardonic one-line reviews over more in-depth assessments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tran |first=Lea |date=2024-03-06 |title=Letterboxd: Leaving traditional social media for 'reel' this time |url=https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/03/06/letterboxd-leaving-traditional-social-media-for-reel-this-time/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=The Daily Free Press |language=en-US |archive-date=13 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313211436/https://dailyfreepress.com/2024/03/06/letterboxd-leaving-traditional-social-media-for-reel-this-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Troughton |first=James |date=2024-01-06 |title=Stop Complaining About Dumb Letterboxd Reviews |url=https://www.thegamer.com/stop-complaining-about-dumb-letterboxd-reviews/ |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/why-everyone-loves-letterboxd |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=British GQ |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602093011/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/why-everyone-loves-letterboxd |url-status=live }}</ref> Film critic Scott Tobias called Letterboxd "the safest space for film discussion we've got."<ref name=":1" />
In recent years, several notable members of the film industry have joined the site. When actress Iman Vellani was cast as Kamala Khan in ''Ms. Marvel'', fans quickly found her Letterboxd account<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chand |first=Neeraj |date=2020-10-02 |title=Captain Marvel Got a Bad Review from Ms. Marvel Star Iman Vellani |url=https://movieweb.com/captain-marvel-negative-review-iman-vellani-ms-marvel/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127073304/https://movieweb.com/captain-marvel-negative-review-iman-vellani-ms-marvel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and some of her reviews went viral, particularly her review of ''Captain Marvel.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=A ★★ review of Captain Marvel (2019) |url=https://letterboxd.com/iman_vell/film/captain-marvel/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408204209/https://letterboxd.com/iman_vell/film/captain-marvel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Director Martin Scorsese opened a Letterboxd account in October 2023 and quickly became the most-followed user on the site.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Josh |date=2023-10-28 |title=Martin Scorsese joins Letterboxd and instantly becomes most followed account of all time |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/martin-scorsese-joins-letterboxd-and-instantly-becomes-most-followed-account-of-all-time-2357395/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Dexerto |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/martin-scorsese-joins-letterboxd-and-instantly-becomes-most-followed-account-of-all-time-2357395/ |url-status=live }}</ref> === Industry figures on Letterboxd === Other filmmakers and actors have actively used Letterboxd, including: {{colbegin|colwidth=15em}} * James Acaster<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=James Acaster's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/wallybeechum/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420215456/https://letterboxd.com/wallybeechum/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Demi Adejuyigbe<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-24 |title=Demi Adejuyigbe's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/demiadejuyigbe/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623232258/https://letterboxd.com/demiadejuyigbe/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Allan Arkush<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Allan Arkush's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/aarkush/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=26 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126143710/https://letterboxd.com/aarkush/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Roger Avary<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Roger Avary's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/avary/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223184135/https://letterboxd.com/AVARY/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Sean Baker<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-25 |title=Sean Baker's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/lilfilm/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=4 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704031006/https://letterboxd.com/lilfilm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Simon Barrett<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-14 |title=Simon Barrett's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/simonbarrett/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801124246/https://letterboxd.com/simonbarrett/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Jim Beaver<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Jim Beaver's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/jumblejim/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250301015148/https://letterboxd.com/jumblejim/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Rowan Blanchard<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-20 |title=Rowan Blanchard's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/rowan_blanchard/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619221735/https://letterboxd.com/rowan_blanchard/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Charli XCX<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-10|title=Charli XCX's profile|url=https://letterboxd.com/itscharlibb/|access-date=2025-01-10|website=Letterboxd|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110143920/https://letterboxd.com/itscharlibb/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Aneesh Chaganty<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Aneesh Chaganty's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/aneeshchaganty/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401004536/https://letterboxd.com/aneeshchaganty/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Rob Coleman<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Rob Coleman's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/arfkeldo/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=18 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218094430/https://letterboxd.com/arfkeldo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts' profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/carrieandtracy/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=10 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310171718/https://letterboxd.com/carrieandtracy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Barbara Crampton<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Barbara Crampton's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/barbaracrampton/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401090008/https://letterboxd.com/barbaracrampton/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Jim Cummings<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Jim Cumming's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/jimmycthatsme/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210140104/https://letterboxd.com/jimmycthatsme/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Scott Derrickson<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Scott Derrickson's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/derrickson/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401015511/https://letterboxd.com/derrickson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Brian Duffield<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Brian Duffield's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/brianduffield/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228110353/https://letterboxd.com/brianduffield/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Ayo Edebiri<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayo Edebiri's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/fumilayo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250814052150/https://letterboxd.com/fumilayo/ |archive-date=2025-08-14 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en}}</ref> (inactive) * Elsie Fisher<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Elsie Fisher's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/yowiescope/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321060715/https://letterboxd.com/yowiescope/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Mike Flanagan<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=Mike Flanagan's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/flanaganfilm/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227032159/https://letterboxd.com/flanaganfilm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Millie Gibson<ref>{{Cite web |title=Millie Gibson's profile |date=2025-04-01 |url=https://letterboxd.com/milliegibbo/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=22 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260422045206/https://letterboxd.com/milliegibbo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Jared Gilman<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Jared Gilman's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/JaredGilman/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401082451/https://letterboxd.com/JaredGilman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Daniel Goldhaber<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Daniel Goldhaber's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/chronopictures/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401003134/https://letterboxd.com/chronopictures/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Dylan Gelula<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Dylan Gelula's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/nalyd/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404214633/https://letterboxd.com/nalyd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Mckenna Grace<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Mckenna Grace's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/kennyg07/ |access-date=2026-05-06 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=2 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302012209/https://letterboxd.com/kennyg07/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Chad Hartigan<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Chad Hartigan's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/chad_hartigan/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321053702/https://letterboxd.com/chad_hartigan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Anne Hathaway<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-17 |title=Anne Hathaway's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/annehathaway/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=Letterboxd |language=en}}</ref> * Paul Walter Hauser<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-10|title=Paul Walter Hauser's profile|url=https://letterboxd.com/paulwhauser/|access-date=2025-01-10|website=Letterboxd|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110143920/https://letterboxd.com/paulwhauser/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Jordan Horowitz<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Jordan Horowitz's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/jehorowitz/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304101530/https://letterboxd.com/jehorowitz/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Anurag Kashyap<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=Anurag Kashyap's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/anuragkashyap/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826164110/https://letterboxd.com/anuragkashyap/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Dafne Keen<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-20 |title=Dafne Keen's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/dafnekeen/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619221423/https://letterboxd.com/dafnekeen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Owen Kline<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Owen Kline's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/owenjkline/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401082129/https://letterboxd.com/owenjkline/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Chandler Levack<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Chandler Levack's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/clevack/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=17 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317224759/https://letterboxd.com/clevack/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Ashley Liao<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://letterboxd.com/ashleyjliao/ |title=Ashley Liao's profile |access-date=27 February 2026 |archive-date=25 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260225191203/https://letterboxd.com/ashleyjliao/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Joe Lynch<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Joe Lynch's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/thejoelynch/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=18 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118023812/https://letterboxd.com/thejoelynch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Kyle MacLachlan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/kylemaclachlan_/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=4 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504005807/https://letterboxd.com/kylemaclachlan_/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Jaeden Martell<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-10|title=Jaeden Martell's profile|url=https://letterboxd.com/Jaemart/|access-date=2025-01-10|website=Letterboxd|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110143920/https://letterboxd.com/Jaemart/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Christopher McQuarrie<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher McQuarrie's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/chrismcquarrie/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/chrismcquarrie/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Max Minghella<ref>{{Cite web |title=Max Minghella's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/blanktape/ |access-date=2025-04-22|website=Letterboxd |language=en}}</ref> * Dacre Montgomery<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Dacre Montgomery's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/dacremontgomery/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=31 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331235637/https://letterboxd.com/dacremontgomery/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Hari Nef<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Hari Nef's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/harinef/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=11 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311185921/https://letterboxd.com/harinef/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Dasha Nekrasova<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-29 |title=Dasha Nekrasova's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/dash_cam/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=30 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260430171612/https://letterboxd.com/dash_cam/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Griffin Newman<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Griffin Newman's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/grifflightning/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207111302/https://letterboxd.com/grifflightning/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Wyatt Oleff<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Wyatt Oleff's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/wyatto/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304102321/https://letterboxd.com/wyatto/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Mike Portnoy<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-01 |title=Mike Portnoy's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/portnoy420/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260419204357/https://letterboxd.com/portnoy420/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Josh Ruben<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Josh Ruben's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/joshruben/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308113728/https://letterboxd.com/joshruben/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *Sarah Sherman<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Sarah Sherman's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/sarahsquirm/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223122105/https://letterboxd.com/sarahsquirm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Rachel Sennott<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-01-05|title=Rachel Sennott's profile|url=https://letterboxd.com/girlactress/|access-date=2025-01-05|website=Letterboxd|language=en|archive-date=6 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106023440/https://letterboxd.com/girlactress/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Oren Soffer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Oren Soffer's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/orensoffer/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=18 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218131336/https://letterboxd.com/orensoffer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Peter Vack<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-04-29 |title=Peter Vack's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/petervack/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=30 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260430184552/https://letterboxd.com/petervack/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Michael Williams<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Michael Williams' profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/shendopen/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401095421/https://letterboxd.com/shendopen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Adam Wingard<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-14 |title=Adam Wingard's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/adamwingard/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=1 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250801105050/https://letterboxd.com/adamwingard/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Alex Winter<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-03 |title=Alex Winter's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/alxwinter/ |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=18 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118023812/https://letterboxd.com/alxwinter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Ivy Wolk<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-08 |title=Ivy Wolk's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/spicyboyivy/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=30 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330073550/https://letterboxd.com/spicyboyivy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * Edgar Wright<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Edgar |date=2024-03-03 |title=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/1764473989139963977 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Twitter |archive-date=27 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527005845/https://twitter.com/edgarwright/status/1764473989139963977 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{colend}}
In addition, filmmakers like Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francis Ford Coppola's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/francisfcoppola/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909183548/https://letterboxd.com/francisfcoppola/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Michael Mann,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zilko |first=Christian |date=2024-07-04 |title=Michael Mann Joins Letterboxd, Lists His 14 Favorite Films |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/michael-mann-joins-letterboxd-lists-favorite-movies-1235023025/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |archive-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826184231/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/michael-mann-joins-letterboxd-lists-favorite-movies-1235023025/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Rian Johnson,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Rian |date=2020-05-23 |title=Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/1242271248740057089 |website=Twitter |access-date=8 February 2024 |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/1242271248740057089 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=rcjohnso's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/rcjohnso/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Letterboxd |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033948/https://letterboxd.com/rcjohnso/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as fictional film character Paddington Bear,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paddington's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/paddingtonbear/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=13 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250213201700/https://letterboxd.com/paddingtonbear/ |url-status=live }}</ref> have created Letterboxd profiles to post their lists of recommended films.
Joining individual filmmakers, a number of film-related organizations and companies have established an official presence on Letterboxd. This includes film distributors such as Paramount Pictures,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paramount Pictures profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/paramount/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619232250/https://letterboxd.com/paramount/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sony Pictures,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sony Pictures profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/SonyPictures/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619232250/https://letterboxd.com/SonyPictures/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lionsgate,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lionsgate's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/lionsgate/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619230548/https://letterboxd.com/lionsgate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> NEON,<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEON's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/neonrated/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404214910/https://letterboxd.com/neonrated/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and The Criterion Collection,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Criterion Collection's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/criterion/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709015448/https://letterboxd.com/criterion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as the streaming service MUBI,<ref>{{Cite web |title=MUBI's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/neonrated/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404214910/https://letterboxd.com/neonrated/ |url-status=live }}</ref> prominent film festival organizers like the Cannes Film Festival,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cannes Film Festival profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/festival_cannes/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619232250/https://letterboxd.com/festival_cannes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which announced a formal partnership with the platform in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-20 |title=Academy Partners With Letterboxd To Create Exclusive 95th Oscars® Content |url=https://press.oscars.org/news/academy-partners-letterboxd-create-exclusive-95th-oscarsr-content/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=press.oscars.org |language=en |archive-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508225440/https://press.oscars.org/news/academy-partners-letterboxd-create-exclusive-95th-oscarsr-content |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Academy's profile |url=https://letterboxd.com/oscars/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=2 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702172405/https://letterboxd.com/oscars/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These accounts often share curated film lists and news. Letterboxd's editorial team also frequently interviews Hollywood celebrities about their four favorite films, based on the Letterboxd feature that allows users to publicly display their own favorite movies on their user profiles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-09 |title=Emma Stone shares her four favorite films in great detail |url=https://letterboxd.com/crew/story/emma-stone-shares-her-four-favorite-films/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/crew/story/emma-stone-shares-her-four-favorite-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=Boots Riley shares his four favorite films |url=https://letterboxd.com/crew/story/boots-riley-shares-his-four-favorite-films/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/crew/story/boots-riley-shares-his-four-favorite-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-21 |title=Zack Snyder shares his four favorite films |url=https://letterboxd.com/crew/story/zack-snyder-shares-his-four-favorite-films/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=letterboxd.com |language=en |archive-date=8 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208033947/https://letterboxd.com/crew/story/zack-snyder-shares-his-four-favorite-films/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Letterboxd's YouTube channel houses over 500 videos featuring celebrities like Jack Lowden, Bowen Yang, Scott Speedman, Auli’i Cravalho, Jenny Slate, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, and others sharing their four favorite films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wakeman |first=Gregory James |date=2024-08-14 |title=Inside the Art of Letterboxd’s ‘Four Favorites’ |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/how-letterboxd-four-favorites-works-started-1235035326/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Favorites |url=http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5aexARLijfUCryhTPUxTlCo5MIkwqTBA |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=YouTube |language=en |archive-date=18 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118141917/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5aexARLijfUCryhTPUxTlCo5MIkwqTBA |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{anchor|Boxxeding}}In recent years, several celebrities' private Letterboxd accounts were exposed and scrutinized online. Fran Hoepfner of ''Vulture'' criticized the practice of publicizing such accounts, arguing that it can make reviews feel sponsored or inauthentic, and dubbed it "boxxeding" (a portmanteau of "Letterboxd" and "doxxing"). Confirmed accounts include Jack Harlow,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-28 |title=Fans are picking through Jack Harlow's Letterboxd account, and the reviews are on point |url=https://dailydot.com/jack-harlow-letterboxd-account/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=dailydot.com |language=en |archive-date=3 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303184708/https://dailydot.com/jack-harlow-letterboxd-account |url-status=live }}</ref> Ed Sheeran, Wim Wenders, Mason Thames, Iman Vellani,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dimitroff |first=Cassandra |date=2026-03-03 |title=12 celebrities you should follow on Letterboxd |url=https://www.russh.com/celebrities-on-letterboxd/ |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=RUSSH |archive-date=9 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309055122/https://www.russh.com/celebrities-on-letterboxd/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lukas Gage, and Kid Cudi,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-19 |title=12 Celebrities Who Shamelessly Rate Movies On Letterboxd And I'm Honestly Living For Their Hot Takes |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/12-celebrities-public-letterboxd-accounts-015102302.html |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US |archive-date=3 March 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303214934/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/12-celebrities-public-letterboxd-accounts-015102302.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while those of Margot Robbie and Hudson Williams were alleged.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/boxxeding-letterboxd-celebrities-kills-the-vibe.html|title=‘Boxxeding’ Celebrities Is Killing the Vibe on Letterboxd|date=2025-01-08|access-date=2025-01-10|website=Vulture|last=Hoepfner|first=Fran|archive-date=11 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111020508/https://www.vulture.com/article/boxxeding-letterboxd-celebrities-kills-the-vibe.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
== See also == * Douban * Kinopoisk * Metacritic * Rotten Tomatoes
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