What is Letterboxd used for?

Letterboxd is a social network where film fans log what they watch, write reviews, rate films and build lists. It is a good fit for keeping a personal record of films watched and finding film recommendations from friends.

Yes. Letterboxd has a free plan.

Is Letterboxd open source?

No. Letterboxd is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Social Media category, open-source options include Mastodon, Bluesky and Misskey.

What are some alternatives to Letterboxd?

Letterboxd competes with IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and MUBI.

Letterboxd: features, pricing and alternatives

About Letterboxd

Letterboxd is a social network for people who love films. Members keep a record of the movies they have watched, rate them, write reviews, build lists and follow friends or other film fans to see what they are watching and what they thought of it.

It is a hosted website and app, with no self-hosted option. The site blocked automated access when this entry was written, so the description covers the core features of logging and reviewing films without further detail.

Key features

Film diary for logging watched movies
Ratings and written reviews
Custom film lists
Activity feed from followed friends

Good fit for

→Keeping a personal record of films watched
→Finding film recommendations from friends

Tags: film; reviews; social-network; movie-diary; lists; consumer-app

Letterboxd: questions and answers

What is Letterboxd used for?: Letterboxd is a social network where film fans log what they watch, write reviews, rate films and build lists. It is a good fit for keeping a personal record of films watched and finding film recommendations from friends.
Is Letterboxd free?: Yes. Letterboxd has a free plan.
Is Letterboxd open source?: No. Letterboxd is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Social Media category, open-source options include Mastodon, Bluesky and Misskey.
What are some alternatives to Letterboxd?: Letterboxd competes with IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and MUBI.