What is Letterboxd?

Letterboxd is an online platform that allows users to share their tastes in film. The platform is tailored to film enthusiasts and provides a variety of features that allow users to share and expand their favourite films. The platform was founded in 2011 by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow and has been maintained by a team in New Zealand; however, Letterboxd has since been sold to the company Tiny. Since it was founded in 2011 the platform has gained 10 million users and is continuing to expand. The future for the platform looks bright, a plethora of new features are set to be added such as television show reviews and user recommendations.

The app has seen surge in popularity over the last couple of years, with people from the film industry such as critically acclaimed director Martin Scorsese even joining the platform. The app's features provide a great opportunity for users to discover new movies, opinions on their favourite films and discussions on media.

Letterboxd also acts as a source of information for a large number of movies. You can find details such as a movies cast, crew, release date, genres and where the movie can be watched. This makes it the perfect platform for film fans who are trying to expand their knowledge on movies they may or may have not seen.