A list of every film that you can rent now on Letterboxd Video Store. This list will be updated regularly as we add more films for rental, along with removing select titles whose availability will be for a limited time only. (Regions and prices vary by title, head to Video Store to see what’s available in your location.) Want to know more about Letterboxd Video Store? Check out our Journal primer here for the most pressing information, and our full FAQ here. The Wrong Girls Coyote vs. Acme Hadestown: The Musical Hope Colony Hokum Black Zombie I Love Boosters This Is Buzz Blades of the Guardians ...plus 92 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Our Letterboxd correspondents share highlights from the fall film festival season: from destabilizing documentaries to romantic sagas, powerhouse thrillers and doppelgänger dramas. Read the full story on Journal. You Can See Everything NAZA Possible Love Dorothy Wild Horse Nine The Debut Godzilla Minus Zero Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Look Back Tender Loving Care ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
From musical comedies to pitch-black tragedies, films adapting the work of William Shakespeare run the full gamut. Kristen Lopez counts off twenty of the best that set themselves in their modern day—from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet to Riz Ahmed as Hamlet. Read the full starter pack breakdown over on Journal. 10 Things I Hate About You Romeo + Juliet The Bad Sleep Well West Side Story My Own Private Idaho All Night Long Richard III She's the Man China Girl Ophélia ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Olivia Rodrigo loves love—and over three albums to date, she has learned to write and sing about it with a wisdom far beyond her years: the beautiful, shiny parts as much as the ugly, sad ones. Recorded during and released after the dissolution of Rodrigo’s first “big girl relationship”, her third album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love lets love songs and laments on heartbreak coexist and converse with each other. Love and loneliness become intimate bedfellows across its thirteen tracks, with startling clarity. To keep the conversation going around Rodrigo’s most cinematic and emotionally arresting album yet, behold twenty films below that serve as essential representation for the essential sad girls one of our greatest young songwriters has always taken such great care of. Read the full story breakdown on Journal. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant The Apartment In the Mood for Love Charulata If Beale Street Could Talk A Tale of Winter Asako I & II On the Beach at Night Alone Babyteeth Je Tu Il Elle ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
To celebrate the release of Jackass: Best and Last, let’s go back to the very beginning and unpack all the jackassery cinema has gifted us along the way. Here are twenty movies that influence, inspire and embody the spirit of Jackass, from raunchy comedies and music docs to films maudit and beyond. Read the full story on Journal. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Being Evel Pink Flamingos SLC Punk Blazing Saddles Roar Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Footlight Parade The Decline of Western Civilization Tucker and Dale vs. Evil ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
As we dive headfirst into summer and outrageously hot temperatures in much of the world, a starter pack of twenty fantastic films about summer vacations awaits. While many are joyous and uplifting, summer isn’t always just about joy—filmmakers have also deftly used the summer months to explore unexpected loneliness, alienation, heartbreak; as much on an individual level, or even through families tearing at the seams. This collection of movies reminds us that a summer holiday is far from a cure-all; for the lovers and dreamers, and the non-believers, there’s something for everyone’s watchlists. Read the full list breakdown over on Journal. Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar Dirty Dancing The Way Way Back The Green Ray Before Midnight Only Yesterday How Stella Got Her Groove Back Smiles of a Summer Night The Quiet Girl The Talented Mr. Ripley ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
As A24 unleashes Onslaught, Adam Wingard spills on the ’80s sci-fi horror standards that inspired his latest action-slasher, its thematic predecessors The Guest and You’re Next, and the intense characters played by Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens. Read Isaac Feldberg's full interview on Journal. Assault on Precinct 13 The Fog Halloween Halloween III: Season of the Witch Escape from New York The Terminator Terminator 2: Judgment Day Alien Aliens Tremors ...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Everyone and their mother is talking about the loss of third places, and although malls are often remembered as temples of consumption, communities formed there. Mall goths, mall walkers, valley girls, mall santas, shoplifters—even zombies—could find a home. In 1986, there were 25,000 malls across the nation, and by 2028 that number is expected to drop to 900. This means that one day, all we’ll have to remember the mall phenomenon (besides my ancient retainer) will be the movies. So, get in loser. Let’s go shopping for the 20 definitive mall movies. Read the full list breakdown from Jenni Kaye over on Journal. Mallrats Dawn of the Dead Chopping Mall Golden Eighties Valley Girl Night of the Comet Fast Times at Ridgemont High Police Story The Blues Brothers Mannequin ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Gone are the days of sisters acting as damsels in distress: it’s the era of savior sisters. From dramas such as Is God Is and Sense and Sensibility to genre hybrids such as The End of Oak Street and They Will Kill You, to sequels including Practical Magic 2, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, there’s been an almost endless stream of sisters taking matters into their own hands and saving their siblings on the big screen this year. Now with Wildwood out in the world, we’re counting off twenty must-see films that illustrate all the ways our sisters can save us. Read the full starter pack over on Journal. Wildwood The Ugly Stepsister Polite Society The Innocents Black Widow Rocks Little Woods Mustang Our Little Sister Dhanak ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
The Great Outdoors can be a fearsome foe. Matt Goldberg runs down some of the best tales of survival the genre has to offer, from The Revenant to The Edge and beyond. Read the full story on Journal. Send Help 127 Hours The Revenant Cast Away The Grey The Edge Alive Deliverance The Most Dangerous Game Kon-Tiki ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Every film ever spotlighted in Watchlist This!, our monthly Journal feature highlighting a selection of watchlist-worthy titles that are potentially slipping under the radar. All films here are listed in reverse chronological order according to article date, with the most recent selections always at the top. Read more about this month’s selections on Journal here. The Cycle My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile Lady Queen at Sea Traces of Home If I Go Will They Miss Me Never After Dark The Scout Take Me Home Barbara Forever ...plus 195 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 246 Deep Blue Sea (best aquatic horror films) Jaws The Host Creature from the Black Lagoon The Abyss Deep Blue Sea Underwater Godzilla Minus One The Shallows The Meg Piranha ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
As the Criterion Collection releases their massive The Complete Kubrick box set, we take a look at how the Letterboxd community ranks all thirteen features made by the legendary filmmaker. Read the full story on Journal. Paths of Glory Barry Lyndon Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 2001: A Space Odyssey The Shining Full Metal Jacket A Clockwork Orange The Killing Eyes Wide Shut Spartacus ...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Since 2011, the Letterboxd crew has chosen up to six new releases to spotlight on the front page, ranging from the biggest blockbusters to festival favorites to deep cut indies. This is a list of all films that have been selected as a crew pick as of October, 2026. Wildwood Fjord Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother La Bola Negra Sense and Sensibility You Can See Everything Primetime Digger The Uprising The Incomer ...plus 589 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
The band movie, a feature about a fictional movie group, is a relatively newer phenomenon in film history. Some of the best fictional bands on film have gone on to have their own successful careers and albums—some have even gone on tour in character. The list below comprises twenty of the best fake gangs of rockers (no solo singers here). Nearly every genre is represented, as is practically every style of music. Regardless, there’s plenty here to make the perfect playlist. Read the full list breakdown over on Journal. The Muppet Movie Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains The Stains This Is Spinal Tap Spinal Tap The Chipmunk Adventure Alvin and the Chipmunks Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Wyld Stallyns Fear of a Black Hat N.W.H. That Thing You Do! The Oneders Can't Hardly Wait Love Burger Almost Famous Stillwater ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 245 Captains of Industry (best moguls and tycoons in film) There Will Be Blood Citizen Kane The Social Network The Wolf of Wall Street Jurassic Park The Godfather Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Iron Man The Devil Wears Prada The Aviator ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
With Mike Flanagan’s limited-series adaptation of Carrie now streaming on Prime Video, Isaac Feldberg recommends twenty Stephen King adaptations that capture the transfixing, otherworldly essence of the author’s work. Read the full story on Journal. Carrie The Long Walk Gerald's Game It The Mist The Green Mile Dolores Claiborne The Shawshank Redemption The Dark Half Misery ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Updated each month, Katie Rife highlights a selection of the best classic titles hitting physical media or with new restorations opening in theaters. Read more about this month’s selections on Journal here. The Devils Dracula Screamplay In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones Moving Kwaidan Out of the Past My Brother's Wedding Jacknife Gandahar ...plus 65 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
From provocative precursors like Mario Bava’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much to sanguinary standards such as Dario Argento’s Deep Red, Patrick Sproull recommends twenty stylishly violent giallo films. Read the full list breakdown on Journal. Deep Red Tenebre Blood and Black Lace The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Don't Torture a Duckling Opera Phenomena The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh A Lizard in a Woman's Skin The Psychic ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
To mark the release of MUBI’s Dusk Till Dawn: The Camp Miasma Halloween Sleepover marathon, Claira Curtis curates 20 horror movies perfect for your next sleepover. Read the full list breakdown over on Journal. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Slumber Party Massacre II Sleepaway Camp A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI Forbidden Fruits Lisa Frankenstein The Quiet Family Death Becomes Her Scream Blacula Scream ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
With Dylan Meyer’s The Wrong Girls now on Letterboxd Video Store, Meyer shares a list of ten inspirations. Repo Man Spiritually, no movie influenced The Wrong Girls as much as this one. Its joyfully janky low-fi approach to sci-fi taught me you can have big dreams without big... dollars. And that is its own totally desirable vibe! This movie's also a great example of the match made in heaven that is punk and comic sci-fi absurdity. Most of all, it has a kind of freewheeling anarchic chaos that I wanted desperately for The Wrong Girls - an explicit contempt for order and perfection. And Robby Muller is my fav DP of all time for ever and ever and ever. Dick For my money, this is the best buddy comedy for girls we have. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams are both hilarity supernovas in this film and their chemistry is a million watts of pure joy. It's perfectly stupid and perfectly brilliant all at once - a feast for the eyes and ears. Also a great example of a story in which the main characters don't know what movie they're in, which was integral to how I played the jokes in WG and made it a massive tonal comp for me. I love DICK so much it makes me sick. (is a joke that could have been in the movie Dick.) Desperately Seeking Susan I wish there were 10,000,000 more movies like this one because if there were they would all be my favorite. A mixture of counter-culture authenticity, a colorful aesthetic bonanza and a hilarious popcorn plot sensibility starring GIRLS and directed by a woman!? It feels like it shouldn't even exist but it DOES and I would physically eat this movie if I could. Proof that a comedy can and should still look hot. Related: nothing has ever been more erotic than Madonna eating those Cheetos. Daisies Daisies is femme-y psychedelic friendship chaos personified and that's what I wanted for The Wrong Girls. It's so zany and itself and the world it inhabits is so heightened and stylized in a way that felt right for the stoney POV of Frankie and Molly. A masterclass in The Art of the Duo. Certain beats in WG are designed to reflect compositions in this movie. Wayne's World These guys told me to Party On, so I did. In life and in art. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion If I have to explain the influence of this film on my movie like what am I even doing I have clearly fucked up. This movie is the GOAT - the most formative experience I've had of watching women allowed to be stupid friends in a movie. Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorovino taught me that geniuses make the best idiots and that female friendship is worth making a film about - thank you ladies. Ghost World The pinnacle of Alt Girl canon ft. an outsider pair of girl bffs. Terry Zwigoff showed me who I wanted to be with this movie and I looked at it as a north star for vibes constantly, esp production design. I loved Enid's spaces growing up so much - they made me a curatorial, eccentric treasure hunter in my own life and created, by extension, the taste palette I brought to The Wrong Girls. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America The patron saints of immature and stupid. Another good example of characters who don't know what movie they're in, this gem plays into the comedic hard contrasts of B & B's POV of their circumstances vs the POV of all the other characters. The Wrong Girls is in many ways a cartoon itself and it owes a lot to these dodos. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure This mixture of love for rock and roll and positiivty and friendship and whacky sci-fi hijinks really fed my dreams for this movie. Just a couple of well-meaning good dudes talking about being excellent to each other in Southern California. Obviously. Gave me permission to shoot really dumb, wide, flat 2 shots with confidence. Convinced me simpler is better and not to overthink it. The Big Lebowski There aren't a ton of weed movies on this list because I didn't want The Wrong Girls to feel like a regular weed movie but The Big Lebowski is foundational to where WG came from. Where does The Dude stop and I begin... I think my identification with him, the influence he had on me and the deadbeat I became, created the desire to write The Wrong Girls in the first place. This is the gold star of LA Townie Movies and the movie that best captures the spirit of what it's like to be a chill cruiser in a capitalist world of aggro intensity. Countless shameless references to The Big Lebowski in my movie. The Wrong Girls abide.
From sizzling drifter noir After Dark, My Sweet to sweaty, New Orleans-set Zandalee, Justin LaLiberty serves up twenty deep-cut erotic thrillers you probably haven’t seen. Read the full story on Journal. They're Playing with Fire Black Widow Lady Beware Call Me Kill Me Again Night Eyes Body Chemistry In the Cold of the Night After Dark, My Sweet Defenseless ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 244 Legacy League (best legacy sequels with a decade gap) Mad Max: Fury Road Blade Runner 2049 Top Gun: Maverick Toy Story 3 28 Years Later Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Star Wars: The Force Awakens Doctor Sleep Avatar: The Way of Water Dawn of the Dead ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Sense and Sensibility Verity Digger Other Mommy The Social Reckoning Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Fjord V/H/S/MIXTAPE Love of Your Life Street Fighter ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
From Mexico’s stop-motion I Am Frankelda to Taiwan’s budaixi-styled Legend of the Sacred Stone, B.L. Panther celebrates the “rainbow connection” between cinema and puppetry, in all its myriad traditions and techniques. Read the full story on Journal. I Am Frankelda Hoffmaniada Legend of the Sacred Stone Pixied Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio S He HIDARI Desi Wool Junk Night ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
From Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In to Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil, Claira Curtis counts off twenty blood-chilling horror films set in the snow. Read the full story on Journal. The Thing The Shining Misery Frozen Pontypool Centigrade Wolf's Hole Dead Snow Wendigo The Snow Woman ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
From Primetime to Pleasantville, Isaac Feldberg counts off twenty exceptional films that unfold behind the scenes of television productions. Read the full story on Journal. Primetime A Face in the Crowd Broadcast News Network Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy The Truman Show Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Quiz Show Videodrome Hairspray ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
With the release of her second album Swallow!, out November 6th, Shygirl shares ten films that have influenced her work. Make sure to read the notes for each film to see her explanation for their influence. The Bourne Identity “Bourne was first on the mood-board when I was describing the energy and approach to the visuals for Swallow! I wanted something that felt high energy with an indie movie approach—there was always something that felt real about Bourne—his memory loss giving the facade of ordinary person in extraordinary circumstances and him rising to the occasion. And the camera work and colour grade always appealed to me. I love how European the film feels.” Layer Cake “A classic. There’s a comedic tone woven within the action here, the cynicism and irony that I identify with British films. The bad guys are both intimidating but also comic in their stereotypical roles. I also love the pursuit of self within this—everyone is out for their own survival and personal gains. I think that’s a common theme I can relate to within this kind of action film. I love the narration and journey of Daniel Craig’s character, as he has an almost metaphysical approach to his situation and the inevitability of everyone’s fate.” Run Lola Run “This film has such an iconic presence within imagery [that] I was aware of it long before actually watching it. It was the trailer that hooked me first and that is such a key thing for me. I love trailers and the ability to pick out key moments from the film in order to surmise the sentiment of the movie. I love the lack of context from the trailer and just the presentation of the main character and her energy.” The Great Beauty “It’s in the name, this film is stunning, a visceral visual masterpiece, high contrast and high definition in its intensity. I love cinema that offers me time to just escape into something beautiful. To live in and appreciate something I perhaps don’t get the time to be languid over in my day to day. La Grand Bellezza is like a painting to me and an example of what cinema can offer, it has a renaissance approach in its visual language that I love looking at and have used as inspiration again and again.” Good Time “There’s so much tension in this movie, I struggle with Safdie movies usually because of this but Good Time is one of my all time favourites. The brothers’ relationship and intimately the dependency both brothers have is gut-wrenching as we see how hard and capricious life can be with a series of reactionary decisions. Life is about survival for these characters and surviving is hard. I love how this film makes us feel for Robert Pattinson’s character—he’s not some one-dimensional fuck up, he’s a fuck up with some potential.” The Fifth Element “Fifth Element is a beautiful movie, I love how stylistic it is—the Galliano costume design, the character’s clothes cemented in Halloween costumes and cosplay for years to come—the soundtrack pushes the intensity and cinema around the action. Even as we’re lost in the fantasy of this dystopian space environment the human story of love and sacrifice as well as power and control cement this movie in my mind as an all time great. The drama the gowns and the sweat *chefs kiss*.” Bird “Bird is a film that I find quite unassuming in its approach. There’s a well worn feeling in how the story plays out slowly and how we get to know the characters within it. For me it feels real, the drama isn’t overdone and the nuance of the characters is subtle and relatable. Even as I’m not the same or within the same circumstances I can imagine feeling like a passenger within my own life , like the protagonist in Bird, looking for something to provoke change feeling trapped and finding beauty in places where there isn’t much to the untrained eye.” Fish Tank “Similar to Bird in my appreciation but I couldn’t not mention my first experience of Andrea Arnold’s work. I love a coming-of-age story, especially one where the character has a complicated relationship with a father figure. I love finding stories that explore being a girl within this world, and grappling with the ill-fitting constraints of that experience.” Prince of Broadway “I first watched this film when I wasn’t really in the mood to sit still and watch a film patiently but I was hooked very quickly by Sean Baker’s sensitivity and honesty in his storytelling. I haven’t stopped suggesting this film to people. I love how documentary it feels, how we sit in scenes longer than expected and watch emotion and action unravel at a human pace. Again, how an unexpected series of events unfold for a somewhat ordinary person living an atypical experience.” Closer “Closer is complicated. My reading of Closer is that it depicts love as an entangling thing, woven between multiple people. It’s selfish and cruel whilst being encompassing and out of reach. Love is displayed as a series of actions ultimately pushing our protagonists forward and apart, each person on their own solo journeys as they use each other. I adore this film and the pace of it, with some of my favourite actors at a perfect moment in their careers. I love this time capsule of a film, it’s nostalgic for me with the old buses in London and the tone of the grade. My comfort movie I feel like the tender moments of Swallow! would fit perfectly within, where even in the face of destruction as relationships change and breakdown—love is still a worthy pursuit.”
From Cameron Diaz’s decade-plus break after Annie to Marlene Dietrich’s 17-year hiatus before her swan song, Luke Hicks reflects on fifteen actors who chose to step out of the limelight, only to return after some extended time away. Read the full story on Journal. The Lost City Practical Magic 2 A Piece of the Action Shoot to Kill Judgment at Nuremberg Just a Gigolo Which Way to the Front? Hardly Working Annie Back in Action ...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
From bone-crunching crocodiles to invisible aliens and deep-sea denizens, Brandon Streussnig braves twenty action-packed films that unleash monstrous mayhem. Read the full list breakdown on Journal. Hope Transformers: Dark of the Moon Jallikattu Aliens Predator Day of the Animals The Edge Deep Rising Underwater Tremors ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 243 Higher Learning (best films set on college/uni campuses) Good Will Hunting The Social Network Legally Blonde Whiplash Monsters University Pitch Perfect Black Christmas Scream 2 Animal House Challengers ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
As the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival opens this week, here’s a look at the 20 most watchlisted titles on Letterboxd screening at the festival. What are you most looking forward to? Fjord La Bola Negra Club Kid All of a Sudden Minotaur Coward Josephine Bitter Christmas The Debut The Man I Love ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
In partnership with travel booking app Omio, we’re planning our next trips to Brazil, France, Italy and Japan with twenty scenic films to inspire your wanderlust. Read the full story on Journal. Central Station City of God Black Orpheus Neighboring Sounds That Man from Rio Amélie Before Sunset Breathless To Catch a Thief An American in Paris ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Primetime Hope Onslaught Fall 2: Deadpoint The Uprising Resident Evil The Love Hypothesis Heart of the Beast Practical Magic 2 Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 242 Yes, Chef! (best films about chefs and their kitchens) Ratatouille The Menu Chef Tampopo The Princess and the Frog Julie & Julia Boiling Point Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Babette's Feast The Taste of Things ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
In celebration of International Dog Day, we’re counting off twenty beloved pooches and pups from movie history, from faithful Claymation creations to underdogs you can’t help but root for. Read Isaac Feldberg’s full story on Journal. Lady and the Tramp Where the North Begins The Wizard of Oz Old Yeller A Charlie Brown Christmas The Fox and the Hound Beethoven Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Lassie Men in Black ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
As Macon Blair’s Idiots rides into US theaters this week, the director shares ten films that influenced his buddy road comedy starring Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., and Mason Thames. Read more for Blair’s accompanying notes for each pick. The Last Detail Our pitch for The Shitheads/Idiots was “An asshole version of The Last Detail with hard drugs.” A very literal inspiration. Midnight Run Another big inspiration… another fun road movie with action and crime but mainly we just loved the central engine of two hilarious actors constantly bickering over each other the whole movie. Barfly Grime + self annihilation + tenderness. Repo Man A constant influence, to one degree or another, but in this case it was clusters of grizzled grumps arguing with each other in an oddly decaying world. Never gets old. The American Friend Love this movie but it bears little relation to Idiots in terms of tone except for the sloppy-crazed Dennis Hopper fist-fight-on-train scene. Mainly, it was that Guillermo (Garza, the DP) and I just loved how it looked. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Used as a reference for the first third of Idiots: anti-social maniacs on drugs, driving around, making poor choices and causing a mess. No visible hallucinations in our movie but they were probably there. The Night of the Hunter We suggested the crew watch this one if they hadn’t seen it already. Not sure why, honestly. Other than one scene where Mark and Davis get lost in the woods it doesn’t have much in common with Idiots. I think we just like this one a lot and wanted to watch it again? Wild at Heart Although Sailor and Lula are way more horny than Mark and Davis (and at least more likeable than Mark), the general vibe of outsiders in a car on a long journey meeting increasingly strange folks along the way was something we thought about a lot. The Hitch-Hiker Two more-or-less regular guys drive a third one who turns out to be a dangerous freak and that’s our whole thing. You can see a brief clip of the movie featuring William Talman on a TV screen towards the end of the movie. Ida Lupino rules. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Obviously this one is like “maybe 2% inspired by” but the last third of Idiots – characters captured by masked weirdos in a secluded rural house – had some Chain Saw DNA in it. There’s a shot of one of the kidnappers (Najah Bradley) dancing around with her hatchet that immediately reminded me of Leatherface at the end of TCSM and that’s why I put it in the movie.
Vigilante revenge sagas, taut psychological thrillers, the return of a legendary movie monster and new efforts from Oscar-nominated writer-directors factor into our most anticipated films of the 2026 fall film festival season. Read our thoughts on each film in our full story on Journal. The Debut A Long Winter Godzilla Minus Zero A Statement Behemoth! Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Being Heumann Primetime Magazine Look Back ...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
With Louis Paxton’s The Incomer in theaters on September 25, the director shares a list of 10 films that influenced his new comedy. Read more for his accompanying notes for each pick. Ravenous This is one of my favorite films. The tonal balance between comedy and horror is truly unique, as is Robert Carlyle’s performance as Colqhoun. I love how gnarly it is, too. The main influence on The Incomer, however, was the score—Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman’s work is beautiful, eccentric, and foreboding. Composer Tom Kingston and I referenced it early on, utilizing a similar mix of looped folk instruments and a classical orchestra, though we leaned exclusively into Scottish folk instruments and Gaelic vocals. Step Brothers I grew up on SNL comedies and particularly love the work of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Step Brotherstypifies the Ferrell "manchild" trope and pairs him perfectly with John C. Reilly as adolescent stepbrothers. The siblings in The Incomer were always meant to be stuck in a state of arrested development after their parents left. Step Brothers perfected the "adults acting as childlike siblings" dynamic so brilliantly that I often referenced it comedically, even if not visually or tonally. Hunt for the Wilderpeople We referenced the early work of Taika Waititi a lot when pitching this film. To me, his early films proved that you can have a hyper-specific voice—in his case, a distinctly New Zealand, Māori perspective—and still create stories with universal appeal. I wanted to do that with The Incomer: to tell an authentically and uniquely Scottish story that wasn’t parochial or exclusive, but accessible no matter where you come from. Dogtooth I’m a huge fan of Yorgos Lanthimos’ work. Out of all the influences on The Incomer, Dogtooth might seem like the closest in terms of setup, with a pair of lead siblings being brainwashed by their parents and taught to fear the outside world. After having the initial idea for The Incomer, it was the obvious first film to watch for reference—but because the setups were so similar, it actually pushed me to think about what would make The Incomer unique. Yorgos’ films are entirely his own, which forced me to dig into what I could bring to The Incomer that was uniquely mine. Edward Scissorhands This is one of my all-time favorite films. The mix of off-beat comedy and dark fairytale is so special, striking a brilliant balance between a dark undertone and a tremendous amount of heart while still feeling like a family movie. When writing The Incomer, I thought a lot about the family films I grew up with—movies that felt special because they snuck emotionally challenging themes and risqué humor into an otherwise family-friendly frame. I wanted to channel that. The Incomer also shares a storybook framing device with Edward Scissorhands: the film unfolds as if we’re being told one of Isla’s tales, much like Winona Ryder’s character telling the story of Edward to her grandchild. There Will Be Blood This one may not seem obvious in its influence on The Incomer, but in our approach to cinematography, DOP Pat Golan and I referenced Paul Thomas Anderson more than any other filmmaker. While The Incomer is set in the present day, it functions in many ways like a period film—the isle has no electricity, relying entirely on oil and candlelight. Period cinema was our main visual touchstone, and I think There Will Be Blood is one of the most beautiful period films ever made. The main lesson we took from PTA was to let fewer shots work harder. We also resisted shooting it like a traditional comedy; though the film is overtly funny, we opted for a grounded, naturalistic color palette. We felt that pushing the visuals too far toward comedy would feel overwhelming and ultimately undercut the humor. Predator Possibly my favorite film (though it shifts regularly between this and about a dozen others). Watching a VHS copy of this taped off the telly was life-changing for me as a wee boy. There’s a Predator joke in The Incomer, beautifully delivered by comedian Neil Bratchpiece (who is also a major fan of the movie). You can also see its influence in the third act when the siblings start picking off Roz’s henchmen—even Sandy gets his own "over here" moment as a tiny man with bananas. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring We reference these films heavily in the script because Daniel is obsessed with them—so much so that he claims to have written them himself. I wanted to show how storytelling serves as a vital bridge for human connection. Isla and Sandy rely on oral storytelling for entertainment and to make sense of their history, so I wanted Daniel to bring a iconic mainland myth with him; LOTR was perfect because it’s so ubiquitous and beloved. (Plus, since Domhnall was in Star Wars and Harry Potter, referencing either of those franchises would have felt a bit too meta!) Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro is among my favorite filmmakers, and Pan’s Labyrinth is the gold standard for using a dark fairytale to explore deep psychological trauma. This was something I was keen to lean into in The Incomer, where Isla uses folktales to process the difficult aspects of her upbringing and heritage. I love monsters, and Del Toro does them better than anyone; I often drew on his creature design philosophy when conceiving the Fin Man. Monty Python and the Holy Grail One of my earliest memories of a comedy movie, this film completely shaped my taste for absurd, playful humor. It’s my favorite Monty Python project for its sheer anarchy and messiness. It’s also wonderfully British in the way it celebrates the uniquely rubbish and banal. Its influence on The Incomer is clearest during the bird attack scene, where I heavily referenced the infamous killer rabbit attack.
A list of every film that has been announced as an Unreleased Gem on Letterboxd Video Store. See all films currently available to rent now. Unreleased Gems are discoveries that span buzzy titles from recent festivals, older gems that flew under the radar, or just films that deserve a spotlight. Read the Journal stories on our Unreleased Gems shelves for December 2025, April 2026, July 2026 and August 2026. At the time of their launch on Video Store, they are undistributed in the countries where we show them. Each is available for a limited time only, and exclusive to Video Store. Please feel free to leave a comment suggesting unreleased gems for our consideration. It Ends Available from December 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026. Kennedy Available from December 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026. The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo Available from December 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026. Sore: A Wife from the Future Available from December 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026. Amoeba Available to rent from April 29 to May 28, 2026. Eugene the Marine Available to rent from April 29 to May 28, 2026. Lemonade Blessing Available to rent from April 29 to May 28, 2026. The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick Available to rent from April 29 to May 28, 2026. Tinsman Road Available to rent from July 1 to August 1, 2026 King Hamlet Available to rent from July 1 to August 1, 2026 ...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
There is no rigid criteria or genre when it comes to iconic movie theater scenes in films—spanning the full gamut, Rory Doherty rounds up twenty of the most transportive, from In the Mouth of Madness to Babylon and more. Read the full list breakdown on Journal. Donnie Darko Cinema Paradiso The Long Day Closes Hail, Caesar! The Fabelmans Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Babylon Ed Wood In the Mouth of Madness Son of Rambow ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 241 Camp Classics (best films set at summer camp) Moonrise Kingdom The Parent Trap Addams Family Values Friday the 13th Wet Hot American Summer But I'm a Cheerleader Theater Camp Sleepaway Camp Holes Dirty Dancing ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
To celebrate master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock’s 127th birthday, and his enduring influence on cinema history far and wide, Travis Woods offers up a starter pack of twenty films inspired by the pioneering director. Read the full breakdown of the list on Journal. Sisters Roadgames Tenebre Variety Gaslight Phantom Thread Charade Mission: Impossible II Last Embrace Suzhou River ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
With Siobhan McCarthy’s She’s the He! now on Letterboxd Video Store, the filmmaker shares some of the films that influenced their high school trans comedy. Read more for their accompanying notes. Watch She’s the He! now on Letterboxd Video Store. She's the Man This is pretty obvious because even the title She’s the He is a direct nod to She’s the Man. Beyond the joke, She’s the Man is quite literally the unbothered, accidentally trans movie we were trying to make. Some Like It Hot The classic gender swap movie, and an absolute top ten. I refuse to believe there was not at least one gay person working on this movie. Daisies Daisies is a great example of a film about joy, yet was still banned by its home country because that joy was counter to what the government mandated. Easy A Easy A not only solidified the blessing that is Emma Stone’s career, but was also the final breath of the comedies I grew up on. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl The aesthetics and the casually sexy, undeniable gender-swappery of Pirates spoke to something in me that I haven’t been able to shake. Shrek 2 Truly one of the best movies of all time. Nothing tops this, and I will steal from this movie as long as I can make my own. My only regret is not having a musical number as they had on the DVD special features.
From Vertigo to Vertical Limit, Dominic Corry sizes up twenty elevated thrillers and dramas set in very high places. For more context on each selected film, read the full story on Journal. Vertigo Cliffhanger The Uninvited North by Northwest Fall The Eiger Sanction The Towering Inferno Die Hard Decision to Leave GoldenEye ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
To celebrate International Cat Day, we’re counting off twenty beloved cats and kittens from movie history, from animated Disney icons to purr-fect pals from global arthouse hits. Read the full list breakdown in Isaac Feldberg’s story on Journal. Alice in Wonderland Bell, Book and Candle Breakfast at Tiffany's When the Cat Comes You Only Live Twice The Aristocats The Long Goodbye House The Cat from Outer Space Alien ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
With Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking box-office records, we weave a not-so-tangled web: the Letterboxd community’s ranking of every solo big-screen adventure for the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, from best to worst. Read more on Journal. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Brand New Day Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man Spider-Man: No Way Home The Amazing Spider-Man Spider-Man: Homecoming Spider-Man: Far From Home Spider-Man 3 ...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
This list of personal favorites was assembled by Edgar Wright and Sam DiSalle in July 2016, and is semi-regularly updated. Films are ordered by year, and alphabetized within each year (our list matches MUBI’s source list order, but some films are listed under alternative names). Note from Edgar, August 2026: Ten years ago, I discovered a 700-strong list on MUBI entitled ‘Edgar Wright’s Favorite Movies’, which came as something of a surprise, as I hadn’t written it. Though the American spelling of ‘favourite’ was a clue. The list had been created by Sam DiSalle, so I reached out to ask how he had compiled it. He explained that it included every film I had ever said I liked in interviews, articles and polls. I asked if I could edit it and, over the next few months, after much addition and subtraction, gave him enough further suggestions to bring the grand total up to a round 1,000 films. Every now and then I update it and thought I would do so ten years on. It is a very personal and entirely subjective selection of favourites from more than 100 years of cinema. Some people get extremely riled up about films they perceive to be ‘missing’, so please be warned: any comments along the lines of “What, no…?” will be deleted. It’s only one person’s list, and the great news is you can absolutely make your own. In fact, I encourage you to! I enjoy keeping the list fluid for my own pleasure, amusement and reference. I’m sharing a recently updated version in the hope that you’ll have fun poring over it and diving into some films you haven’t seen, or perhaps haven’t even heard of. I should also apologise to my friends at @1000filmsblog for adding and removing titles. I really don’t mean to increase your workload! Anything that has ever appeared on the list remains valid; I simply like to cycle films in and out according to rewatches and new discoveries. And, of course, enormous thanks to Sam DiSalle for helping me put it all together and maintain it over the years. Links to his MUBI and Letterboxd versions of the list are below. Film-watching is a lifetime pursuit, and there are still so many others out there for me to see. I hope these two lists are a great place to for you to start. Please give my regards to your eyeballs! Note from Edgar, August 2016: “This is a personal and subjective list of 1,000 favourite movies from 100 years of cinema. It’s not a set text or intended as any bible of ‘greatest’ films. I decided to put this together as a fluid list for my own enjoyment, amusement and reference. I hope it’s fun for you to pore over and dive into some of the films you haven’t seen or haven’t heard of. Don’t get all riled up about omissions or which movies you think should be favourites of mine, the truth is I may very well like / not like or not have seen the movies you think are missing. In fact, I like way more than 1,000 movies, but any longer and this list would be really insane. Thanks to Sam DiSalle for helping me put it together. If you feel so inspired, make your own list. Film watching is a life-time pursuit and there’s many more films out there for me to see. This site is a great place to start.” Last updated in August 2026. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Nosferatu Safety Last! Sherlock Jr. The Gold Rush Faust The General Metropolis Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans Steamboat Bill, Jr. ...plus 990 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
An archive of the previous version of this list. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Nosferatu Safety Last! Sherlock Jr. The Gold Rush Faust The General Metropolis Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog ...plus 989 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
Consensus for Showdown № 240 Room Service (best films set in hotels) The Shining The Grand Budapest Hotel Psycho Lost in Translation Spirited Away The Florida Project Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Aftersun Some Like It Hot The Lobster ...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
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What’s a movie that you watched too young that f*cked you up? The host and presenters of the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards reveal theirs. Featuring host Devon Sawa (Final Destination) and presenters Isa Mazzei (Faces of Death), Nick Apostolides, Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall), Peaches Christ, Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London), Chris Colfer, Cerina Vincent (Cabin Fever), Tracie Thoms (Death Proof), Spencer Williams, and John Kassir (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight). The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards air on Shudder tomorrow, October 25, at 6pm PT / 9pm ET. Join host Devon Sawa in celebrating this year’s best in horror film, television, and gaming.
From Claire Denis to Denis Villeneuve, directors Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo break down the films that inspired their queer epic, La Bola Negra. La Bola Negra is now in select US theaters and expands November 6, on which date it’s also released in the UK and Ireland.
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Wicker stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Elizabeth Debicki read and react to your Letterboxd reviews of the film. Wicker opens in US theaters on October 23, and will expand to the UK and Ireland on October 30.
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Sense and Sensibility cast members Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed Miles, Frank Dillane, George MacKay and Herbert Nordrum break down their Jane Austen adaptation, while also revealing their favorite romance films. Sense and Sensibility is out in US theaters now.
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Mahershala Ali breaks down his career, from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Moonlight to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Swan Song. His new film, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, is in theaters now via Amazon MGM Studios. Featuring: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, House of Cards, Moonlight, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Swan Song, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.
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Four Favorites with Rain Spencer and Noah Taylor of Big Girls Don’t Cry. Paloma Schneideman’s Big Girls Don’t Cry is in New Zealand cinemas today.
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Ben Affleck breaks down his career, from Gone Baby Gone and The Town to Argo and Gone Girl. His new film, Animals, will be released in select theaters and on Netflix October 9. Featuring: Dazed and Confused, Gone Baby Gone, The Town, Argo, Gone Girl, Animals.
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Tom Cruise—Digger Rockwell himself—tells us about his first reaction to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s screenplay, the influence of Ernst Lubitsch and Howard Hawks, and how Digger’s comedy differs from Tropic Thunder. Digger arrives in theaters around the world on October 2.
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Verity co-stars Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson guess films from their filmography based on your Letterboxd reviews. Verity is in theaters October 2 via Amazon MGM Studios.
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Team Forgotten Island share a special peek behind the creative curtain at DreamWorks Animation. In our visit to DreamWorks Animation in Glendale, California, the cast and crew of Forgotten Island chat to Mia Lee Vicino about voice acting, artistic inspirations (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Spirited Away, FLCL, The Ring, Salem’s Lot) and bringing Filipino folklore and mythology to the big screen. Featuring stars H.E.R, Liza Soberano and Dave Franco, co-directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, production designer Ryan Carlson, and head of character animation Sean Sexton. Forgotten Island is in US theaters this Friday via Universal Pictures.
Director Zach Cregger and star Austin Abrams break down a scene from their new Resident Evil movie. Resident Evil is now playing in theaters via Sony Pictures.
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We take a tour of Aardman Animations (Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run) with the team behind Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, who break down their stop-motion creative process. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom will be released in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland on September 18.
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Hoyeon and Na Hong-jin break down a car chase scene in their new sci-fi monster epic, Hope. Hope is currently playing in theaters via NEON.
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Andrew Garfield breaks down his career, from Silence and The Social Network to Under the Silver Lake and Spider-Man: No Way Home. His new film, The Uprising, opens in US theaters on September 10 and in UK and Irish cinemas on October 9. Featuring: Boy A, Never Let Me Go, The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Silence, Under the Silver Lake, tick, tick… BOOM!, Spider-Man: No Way Home, We Live in Time, The Uprising.
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Four Favorites with The Whisper Man star Adam Scott. The Whisper Man releases tomorrow on Netflix.