What We REALLY Want from Letterboxd

[@cineflect]

What do you think of these ideas? What else do you want to see added to Letterboxd? Let us know! Also, take part in the next Cineflection here: kzbin.infoUgkxDlGnjn2XqqtCaCZq4CzCDq_u-xMO5Jio

[@jeanedkelly]

Firstly, great vid! I would also like to see actor/director/cinematographer pictures for a top 3-5 on the sidebar, as well as lists. But most of all I would like to customize the banner photo! As a patron I love that the first film of your top 4 gets you a banner, I just wish you could upload your own or at least have it be from a film not in your top 4. It would be a nice feature for non-paying members as well.

[@terrorrama587]

I used to agree with number 1 but tbh the fact that letterboxd let you choose only 4 favorite films has now become one of their trademark and branding with all those interviews they do with film folks, asking for only 4 films, in a way its something totally unique to letterboxd now and their image.

[@ezratheworst]

I heavily disagree with #7 as I feel as though Letterboxd is meant to be community driven and help you discover films you would've never given a chance before hand. Adding an algorithm would make it so you only watched the kinds of films that you currently like instead of finding a whole other side of cinema you never knew you would've loved.

[@isjosh8064]

I don't think he meant replacing the current system but more of a new tab like "Letterboxd Recommendations for You" or something like that so you could have both

[@beckyuniversityarchive]

I totally agree, but the suggestion of algorithm driven friend/follow recommendations is quite exciting!

[@pabungus]

For Number 4, I think there are 3 options: 1. They don’t add any TV shows at all. 2. They completely restrict it to miniseries. 3. They add every show. If they chose either 2 or 3, I think shows should have their own rating system, so you could not only rate the show as a whole, but also the individual seasons, volumes and episodes. Maybe you could even have a separate favourites list on your profile just for shows! This is an incredibly tall order but I think if they managed to pull it off it would be great!

[@cineflect]

I think you've covered it well. I'm in favor of either option 2 or 3, but it seems like Letterboxd is going to continue to operate in the grey area between the two 🤷‍♂️

[@Reppip]

They should definitely go for the 3° option, execlitly the way u said, I use an brazillian app called "Banco de dados" i love it, but I would like to use just one app (letterboxd), they should copy all the gadjets of this app. They should add a calendar for upcoming movie relases (and series eventually)

[@greentaigo2552]

Also think that its fine to consider anthology series like Black Mirror seperate short films since they pretty much are

[@thememe4u]

They should go for 3 but do a better job at seperating TV shows and films

[@rinotfound]

I think we could have a recap at end of every year of films watched like Spotify

[@TheGlowingManYT]

They added this if you weren’t aware

[@christiangalaz482]

I don't want TV shows on letterboxd. I want a platform that focuses completely on TV shows, a place that isn't centered on rating but actually on reflexion and debate. I remember back in the day when Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Adventure Time and Naruto were airing, people were also extremely active on forums and social media, hyped about the next episodes and discussing where the plot was going. I want a platform that revives that type of community and actually makes me want to talk about a series and share my experience with other people.

[@SillyCelly411]

I don’t enjoy seeing TV shows on Letterboxd because to me it is a film space. In a world hungry for ‘content’ the lines between film, show and series gets blurrier everyday, so I enjoy having a space that is dedicated to just film. That being said, I think a compromise would be to allow all shows/series onto the site and to let users filter out the medium(s) they don’t want to see.

[@williamdupont556]

A completely separate tab of the app would be good to keep the divide

[@greentaigo2552]

Yeah I feel like seperate tab or seperate app/site is the way to go.

[@Elijah_Gillard]

I would really like to organize my watchlist tab

[@Reppip]

- I think we should be able to follow, directors, actors, actress, studios, etc. -They should add a calendar for upcoming movies releases (and series epsodes eventually) - Letterboxd should go all in into the series stuff, add all of then, but we need to be able to rate and mark as watched each episode, able to add favorite series on our profile, mark series as abandoned too, the 3° point in the video would enter here too. But they need to put films and series in separated spaces - We should be able to configure how we want to see display our films tab for ever, I hate that every time i need to put "recent added" - It shouldn't be necessary to click in review or log to put a film in your diary, I used letterboxd 1 year just clicking in watched in the movies, lost all the dates. - The algorithm point I like, but should be just a brief tool, not something too big to spend houres in the app - Overlap list would be fucking awesome. - Tottaly approve add fav directors, actors and actress, 5 fav films to your profile and point 10, 6 and 5

[@Hal9000x]

Oh man I hope someone from the letterbox creators is watching this and taking notes.

[@cineflect]

🙏🏻

[@totonoen6453]

Letterboxd is the most coolest place for cinephiles that I ever know. I would love to see it's getting better and better♥ Love the comunity

[@user-pu1bs9eh7v]

great site. trash community*

[@davidsrq]

I wish you could search specific words in reviews when already in the film's page. So you could search something like when “cinematography” is mentioned in a review of “The Lighthouse” for example

[@isjosh8064]

ctrlf + f on your windows computer should do the trick

[@jackbergman4724]

What I want is a "Live-Show" genre because when scrolling through all the films, a lot of them are filmed stage shows or concerts

[@cineflect]

I would welcome that as well.

[@EamonKelly]

How about creating folders or sub-folders for your lists? I make quite a bunch of lists and find it a little tedious to have to scroll to find the list I want to edit, and the only filter options I have is just sorting them by name or date, or just filtering by public/private. With folders perhaps it would make navigating my list page much easier. Or, at the very least, how about having my lists in a grid view rather than a 1-column list view.

[@PersonOfTheInternet280]

I'd like reviews under 200 characters in it's own section.

[@djaycup7754]

There are options for TV show rating. Like Serializd.

[@abdulrosyida236]

i love Letterboxd, i think it's my favourite social media ever! even tho i didn't interact with anyone and just mind my own business. i think in general, Letterboxd is already perfect, but i do want Tv Shows to be added to Letterboxd, and if the shows have more than one season, then the best result is just to divided the shows for each season, so we can rate each season differently.

[@hoodhokage5364]

i think that they could add like a chat feature so you could message your friends at any time. i think this would improve the community aspect of lb

[@rinotfound]

It would become Instagram then

[@NancyZhouVlog]

I personally want TV included in letterboxed, the line between tv and film is so blurred, and who wants to log them in two different places!

[@cineflect]

Keeping track of everything you’re watching all in one place is certainly appealing.

[@EamonKelly]

How would you even log a tv show, though? Like would you log each individual episode you watched?

[@jake_lacroix5417]

@@EamonKelly you could, but that would be to much. I think they could just do the show instead of breaking it into episodes

[@yahaya4961]

@@EamonKelly that’s how it works on most other sites

[@jake_lacroix5417]

@Seán Ó Laocha not a good one

[@jaidenkulawiec49]

Make lists with actors and directors!!!

[@Umar-ev7in]

The best feature they could add is a way to sort films by country. Like if you wanted to see the best films from Korea for example, or all international Oscar nominees. This combined with algorithm based recommendations could make for the best user experience on a film site.

[@etherealequinox6590]

You can sort films by country. Tap 3 lines, tap search, second option from the top

[@Umar-ev7in]

@@etherealequinox6590 REALLY?! Lemme check

[@Umar-ev7in]

@@etherealequinox6590 Mate, you’re a lifesaver I wish you the best in your future endeavours, adios amigo.

[@tobiz1577]

Nice video man, you talk about the things in a very satisfactory way for the viewer. That's very cool. Edit: I would really want to see lists of actors and crew.

[@cineflect]

Thank you so much, Tobiz. That means a lot.

[@iamthesword1180]

An essential for a stat freak like me would be a) more results for most watched/best actors/directors b) the possibility to filter those lists - especially by films watched (to set a minimum for the best actors/directors list), but also by country/decade etc.

[@alexandre4970]

2 things I'd love too see added are a comparison feature, like you mentioned in the video, where you can compare the movies you and someone else have watched and the scores, and a 'status' bar. Your activity page only allows you to see activity from you and your friends, but it doesn't let you write anything about what you're thinking unless you review a movie. AniList has something like this. Actually, Letterboxd could (and should) take a bunch of features from AniList.

[@marinapilar]

No series No algorithm recommendations

[@thekingisfun-channel6258]

I would love to see these features added to letterboxd

[@bluraymadness]

Great video! Would love to see these added to Letterboxd. I spend so much time on Letterboxd.

[@cineflect]

Thanks so much! Hopefully some if not all of these happen someday 🤞🏻

[@blameitonthebubble5294]

TV is my top choice since the website was made.

[@cineflect]

You’re certainly not alone. Have you found an alternative you like for logging TV? I’ve been using TV Time.

[@RichardsonMartins21]

_what I think would also be interesting if there was a way to add favorite movie characters (at least 1) or I don't know "if you were a movie character which would you be?"._

[@ferrismcfly16]

There’s a app called Serializds where you can log shows

[@cordcuttercam]

Trakt is even better

[@jacksonpauls3495]

I would love for the top 4 to randomize every day by linking a list. I hate overthinking my top 4.

[@oxfopee]

i wish there was a feature that would allow people who don’t have patron to see other posters for films. lemme see those posters

[@e.y.2383]

They should add the metascore and the ability to write a comment whenever, not just on a review.

[@cineflect]

Metascore and/or Rotten Tomatoes percentage would be nice and helpful. And yes, I'd like commenting to be more widely available too.

[@skotovstudio]

About tv shows, either add it or don't, it's stupid that mini series are added and longer ones are not. I personally think that they shouldn't be added, but it is better to add them then to ceep some and not the others

[@juxe411]

I think there should either be all tv shows or letterboxd on none at all, miniseries aren’t movies they’re tv shows, how are shows like the haunting of hill house and maniac and wandavision on letterboxd even though it’s a movie app

[@brzana]

I NEED #2 !!!

[@Msealby]

One thing I would personally like to see alongside top 4 movies is top 4 franchises. I find myself wanting to put an entire franchise in my top four but instead having to pick one individual movie which is so hard.

[@evanwilliams3821]

lists of characters would be cool as well

[@asoukes]

It personally doesn't bother me much one way or the other as I barely use Letterboxd. But for my two cents, I think unless the video is explicitly considered film (by the majority?), it shouldn't be on the site. They tend to be typically quite different forms of media in my experience. I just found it very strange when I first noticed Black Mirror and Sherlock episodes (amongst others) coming up on searches, lists, and whatnot. But I kinda understand it. Though I certainly appreciate that others would much rather have shows included more fully, or just left as is.

[@cineflect]

Yeah, I think the line between series and films is only going to get blurrier and blurrier as we’re neck deep in the streaming era. I just really want Letterboxd to come up with a consistent system that makes sense.

[@asoukes]

@@cineflect Mmmm I think you're right, it probably will. And yeah that's fair, as it does seem a bit variable at the moment. I wonder if Letterboxd were to come up with (or share) their specific definition/criteria, if it would help any. Though there'll always be some unhappy folk regardless unfortunately.

[@MelloDinossauro]

I highly disagree with the top 5 films idea. It is 4 films so you have to think carefully of which one of them.

[@Malkav65]

I prefer RYM because the users are absolutely brutal with their ratings. Having an average of 4 or above is an incredible feat for a film. Plus it’s got entire databases of music and video games as well

[@TheHYEGUY]

Message boards for movies like IMDb had before they nixed theirs.

[@cineflect]

I almost added that to the list! It was a fateful day when those got shut down. The message boards used to be the first place I went after I saw a film. I know there’s reasons why message boards can quickly become problematic and that there are alternatives to IMDb’s now. Really not sure if Letterboxd would ever take the leap. Honestly, I’d like to do an entire video on the subject 😃

[@ウィリアム-r8m]

I love seeing people mention hausu

[@blake645]

I just want comment threads instead of being notified for every comment on a review

[@cineflect]

Yes please! That would be such an improvement.

[@TheButterMinecart1]

They really should just add TV shows to Letterboxd but then have a specific tag/section for them. It's so irritating when some shows are on there but not others. Would be nice to just have everything you have ever watched on a single site.

[@EamonKelly]

If you didn't mention having a different section for shows, I would've disagreed with you. In my view, since the posters on Letterboxd are just images and a title, it could be confusing at a glance which are films and which are tv shows if everything was just slumped together.

[@brenner7308]

Amen to the people list!

[@peenweinerstein9968]

I like the ad hoc nature TV is implemented currently. There seems to be some discretion as to what is or is not worthy. Those who wish to participate, can.

[@i0am0newman]

in the stats page i would like to see most watched director and actor by highest percentage watched. would make it an interesting comparison between film makers who have only 5 films Vs one with 20 films, for example. and seeing how close you are to completing someone's entire discography could be fun. would probably have some kinks to figure out like a minimum requirement or something or not include films that aren't out yet

[@SnoopyX87]

I need TV shows and five movie favorites

[@heyitsmesomeone6371]

To tell you when a future movie is released

[@PetrolPatrol]

Randomiser for the lists

[@sabalos]

I really like the stats page on letterboxd, but I always find myself wishing I could expand the 'Stars' and 'Directors' sections to more than my top 20 most watched/highest rated. I want to see my numbers for aaaallll the people I watch. Unless there's a way to do that I'm not aware of?

[@acsentme944]

Wouldn’t mystery science theater 3000 be an exception to the rule.

[@jake_lacroix5417]

My #1 request is to have TV shows, I don't know why I am just itching for it

[@abenezerzerihun710]

This might be stupid but, another app within letterboxd for tv shows. Like a virtual app or something.

[@hannacarew3181]

at this point just turn letterboxd into a myanimelist clone

[@danieldeoliveira3737]

I want list with people and not only with films

[@Depents]

I switched to this new app called "Postdio". Even though it's in very early stages, it has TV Shows and ability to create list for person etc. Can you make a video about it? Thanks!

[@cineflect]

I had not heard about that one. I'll check it out!

[@SPHATROLL]

Search autofill and suggestions in-case you misspell a title

[@esthera.2041]

I'd love Letterboxd to show me when I have watched a film I have logged several times in my diary.

[@cineflect]

Doesn’t it do that though? For example, I just went to ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD’s page and it says I’ve logged it 4 times. (If only I could add a screenshot to KZbin comments.)

[@esthera.2041]

@@cineflect I'm in the app and it also tells I've logged it, but not when. I just would like to know how many months apart I have watched some of my top movies.

[@cineflect]

Hm. Mine does show the dates I watched it. When you log the movie are you entering the date you watched it?

[@esthera.2041]

@@cineflect I do. Religiously 😁. I just checked on my laptop and nothing. I think you get that info because you are a patron. I have the free version... Thanks for your help anyway!

[@kieranwhite4856]

I would be happy with just series getting added.

[@anillegibletombstone]

I'd like a way to make two films that you watched as a double feature be linked in some way in your diary. I like to make my own double features from time to time and this Also, the option to rate out of 10 if you'd like. I like to be able to rate 6.5, 8.5, etc. Though it's often not that hard to round up or down. Wouldn't mind another spot for favorites like mentioned and the top 4 (or 5) randomizing from a list is interesting as well. I don't think shows, miniseries and anime series should be on LB. There are other sites to track those.

[@Boi853_]

Honestly I don’t care as much if there is or isn’t TV shows, but I do want all or nothing, inconsistency is annoying. Though I would like them to be there but in a separate tab from films.

[@cineflect]

Yes. The inconsistency is the problem.

[@mangoturtle4257]

Collaborative lists

[@kimberlyely8046]

Is letterbox a good sight to join if you want to be a film critic?

[@cineflect]

Sure! It could only help. Many critics use the site.

[@kimberlyely8046]

@@cineflect thank you for your reply. I appreciate it.

[@johnsmith7140]

I'd like to see the reviews for "What is a woman?"

[@cineflect]

I just looked it up on Letterboxd and the review are hidden?! Whoa. First time I’ve ever seen that happen before.

[@johnsmith7140]

@@cineflect it's pretty pathetic

[@Sanger2007]

Anybody up for redesigning Letterboxd with me. I am a UI/UX designer so I can handle the design part, but I will need people who have been using letterboxd for sometime. This is because I downloaded it recently and quickly noticed so many flaws and issues. If I could figure out so many flaws in a day, Maybe people who have been using it for a while could give me more ideas. I am thinking of fixing all the 10 issues in this video and also fixing things that are more current as this video is a year or two old. Reply to this comment and let’s fix letterboxd.

[@Facelessface1]

Can you watch movies in letterboxd?

[@mmarshfairc3]

no

[@endangeredmexican9644]

I want direct messages. Being in the comments can be annoying and unorganized

[@fiinkygirl89]

It would be great if Letterboxd showed the accurate count of movies I watched in the current year. Even if I don't review every movie, I still want to keep track of my yearly movie count. Currently, I manually create a list and add the movies to it as I watch them, which is a bit frustrating but manageable.

[@bragewillms3906]

You don't have to review a movie to log it.

[@Saulgud23]

I think they shouldn't add any of these, maybe 6 but that's it.

[@eduardodanielsoto7061]

1 ❌ 2 ✅ 3 ❌ 4 ❌ 5 ✅ 6 ❌ 7 ❌ 8 ❌ 9 ✅ 10 IDK

[@JJSR_99]

3:49 they should give a user the option when opening the app ‘Film’ or ‘T.V’ if you click Tv you gain access to reviewing a logging all your shows just like you would if you clicked film. You can switch to the opposite page at any time with a feature at the bottom like on Instagram when you change an account maybe in the future this feature can grow it books comics games and more forms of entertainment I also feel it could be great that users gain a choice weather they want to add this feature to the app so those who do not want the change don’t have to have it and those like myself desperate for the change can enjoy it as much as everyone else

[@lvmln7843]

yeah, having separate tv shows and film sections would be such a good idea!!

[@juanangelo4974]

I wanna traduction for portuguese to my friends can use eazyle

[@lastunctives2095]

Never used it way too old for another daft algorithym. The time of great autuers is long gone - this society cannot create the big A . Cinema was dead by 2010 .

[@ss-xe2go]

How to comment others review?? I dunno how to verify my email id

[@Saul_Goodman497]

Go to settings.

[@unrealistic5462]

Well to the 10th, you can already do that if you just use movies from the actors/composers/directors

[@cineflect]

Yeah, that’s a decent workaround, but it’s not quite the same as having a list of faces and names.

[@poppnik]

The algorithm recommendation sounds like a bad idea in my opinion.

[@blueeye4999]

Can you make more EXPLAINED + PLOT BREAKDOWN videos?!?!

[@cineflect]

I have more planned, they just take a LONG time and KZbin copyright is killing me :/

[@carmichaelk.5214]

None of these would improve letterboxd. Most of them are features already available on IMDB that have proved to be useless.

[@neferpizzastudios2733]

Critiker is a great site that already does feature 7.