Letterboxd AlternativesTop Movie Review Sites & Movie Databases like Letterboxd

Letterboxd is described as 'Track watched films, rate and review titles, create personalized lists, explore trending movies, and join a global community sharing recommendations and discussions' and is a very popular Movie Review site in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Letterboxd for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Android, iPad and Windows apps. The best Letterboxd alternative is IMDb, which is free. Other great apps like Letterboxd are Trakt.tv, Simkl, The Movie Database and JustWatch.

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  1. IMDb icon

    IMDb

     731 likes

    Launched online in 1990 and a subsidiary of Amazon.com since 1998, IMDb is the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content, designed to help fans explore the world of movies and shows and decide what to watch.

    135 IMDb alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Comments about IMDb as an Alternative to Letterboxd
    Nathan W
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    1

    They seem like very different products to me. IMDb will always be my go-to site for movie information whereas Letterboxd has a much better community feel to talk about everything movie-related.

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    • Most users think IMDb is a great Letterboxd alternative.

    • IMDb is Freemium and ProprietaryLetterboxd is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Trakt.tv icon

    Trakt.tv

     157 likes

    Automatically track your TV shows and movies with Trakt's seamless media center integration. Discover new recommendations based on your taste, check in via mobile, sync across devices, and explore available streaming options. Engage in social features and user ratings.

    98 Trakt.tv alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Comments about Trakt.tv as an Alternative to Letterboxd
    Nathan W
    0

    Letterboxd has a much better UI, but Trakt also offers television programs and more scrobbling options.

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    • Most users think Trakt.tv is a great Letterboxd alternative.

    • Trakt.tv is Freemium and ProprietaryLetterboxd is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Trakt.tv is LightweightLetterboxd is not according to our users
  4. Simkl icon

    Simkl

     217 likes

    Centralizes TV, anime, and movie tracking with automatic logging, real-time alerts, personalized watchlists, discovery tools, global streaming availability, subscription dashboards, seamless data import, and community engagement for casual to advanced users.

    163 Simkl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Discord
    • Google Chrome
    • VLC media player
    • Jellyfin
    • Crunchyroll
    • Plex
    • Emby
    • Kodi
    • Netflix
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    Comments about Simkl as an Alternative to Letterboxd
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    IT's the same as letterboxd but plus TV shows and anime

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Naoe
    Negative
    -1

    I actively avoid services that have doubled down on committing themselves to AI-generated images and NFTs incorporated into their platforms. Simkl is one such service.

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    Simkl icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Simkl is a great Letterboxd alternative.

    • Simkl is Freemium and ProprietaryLetterboxd is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. The Movie Database icon

    The Movie Database

     114 likes

    It's completely user driven by people like you. TMDb is currently used by millions of people every month and with our and powerful API, also used by many popular media centers like Moovida, XBMC, Plex, MythTV and MediaPortal.

    79 The Movie Database alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. JustWatch icon

    JustWatch

     97 likes

    Find out where to watch movies and tv shows legally online with JustWatch. The streaming search engine.

    108 JustWatch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android TV
    • Apple TV
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  7. Metacritic icon

    Metacritic

     114 likes

    Metacritic's proprietary Metascore distills the opinions of the most respected critics writing online and in print to a single number.

    94 Metacritic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. ratehouse icon

    ratehouse

     48 likes

    Ratings, reviews, discussions, recommendations, lists for all media genres: music, movies, tv shows, books, video games, and podcasts. Like IMDb or Goodreads, but with more media types. Join ratehouse to consolidate your entertainment and art interests.

    120 ratehouse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    rate.house is a media database to rate, track, and discover music, movies, TV, books, games, and podcasts.
     
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    Comments about ratehouse as an Alternative to Letterboxd
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Like letterboxd but with more types

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    rate.house has more types like music, TV, video games, books, and podcasts. You can also add and fix items like on Wikipedia.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    ratehouse icon

    • Almost everyone thinks ratehouse is a great Letterboxd alternative.

    • ratehouse is Free and ProprietaryLetterboxd is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. ShowCase App icon

    ShowCase App

     15 likes

    ShowCase (formerly Movie DB) is a fully open-source android application for exploring and organizing your personal collection of films and television series.

    49 ShowCase App alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  11. Rotten Tomatoes icon

    Rotten Tomatoes

     101 likes

    Rotten Tomatoes and the Tomatometer score are the world’s most trusted recommendation resources for quality entertainment. As the leading online aggregator of movie and TV show reviews from critics, we provide fans with a comprehensive guide to what’s Fresh – and what’s Rotten –...

    81 Rotten Tomatoes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Comments about Rotten Tomatoes as an Alternative to Letterboxd
    Nymer Aabiati
    Positive
    0

    Far better than Metacritic

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Rotten Tomatoes icon

    • Most users think Rotten Tomatoes is a great Letterboxd alternative.

    • Rotten Tomatoes is Free and ProprietaryLetterboxd is Freemium and Proprietary
  12. Reelgood icon

    Reelgood

     45 likes

    Reelgood shows you where to find the content you want on the services you need. Just pick out a couple of things-- movies you want to watch, TV shows you're watching-- and Reelgood handles the rest. Streaming made easier, with just a single tap.

    73 Reelgood alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Trakt.tv
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  13. TasteDive icon

    TasteDive

     67 likes

    TasteDive (formerly TasteKid) is a recommendation engine for music, movies, authors and books. Just type in your favorite bands, artists, movie titles, book titles or authors, separated by commas, and TasteDive will suggest other things that you may enjoy.

    70 TasteDive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  14. lib.reviews icon

    lib.reviews

     19 likes

    We believe that the information we use to make decisions -- about what book to read, what place to stay at or what product to buy -- will be of higher quality if we organize it transparently, through an open community.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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