Letterboxd
Film ratings, popular films and film reviews
Letterboxd provides films with ratings, cast, location-dependent watch services and popular reviews, plus popularity-ranked lists by time period, genre and decade; some details may be unavailable.
Your information
Film name or Letterboxd film link, for example Past Lives or https://letterboxd.com/film/past-lives/.
More options
Release year to distinguish films with the same title, for example 2023.
Maximum popular reviews to return, for example 10.
Example results
- Fans
- 69K
- Year
- 2023
- Likes
- Not provided
- Lists
- Not provided
- Title
- Past Lives
- Runtime
- 106 mins
- Tagline
- Not provided
- Watched
- Not provided
- Synopsis
- After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
- Poster Link
Open image- Average Rating
- 4.16
- Letterboxd Link
- letterboxd.com
- Number of Ratings
- 1,876,882
- Cast
- Genres
- Themes
- Moving relationship stories
- Heartfelt and sentimental family stories
- Powerful stories of heartbreak and suffering
- Tragic sadness and captivating beauty
- Passion and romance
- Heartbreaking and moving family drama
- Directors
- Where to Watch
- Popular Reviews
Popular Reviews Text Likes Rating Reviewer found a version without subtitles, to get the full arthur experience86,3344Jaytelling your long lost friend and potential lover to watch eternal sunshine is an act of emotional violence57,7734Bobby WagnerShoutout to the husband for being shockingly chill about this whole situation54,7984Patrick WillemsAdding the — You dream in a language that I can't understand to my own depressing cinematic universe that already includes hits like: — I love you. It'll pass. — Feelings can creep up just like that. — I'll go. And I'll stay. — I think it's nice that we share the same sky.35,9654.5cinema excelsiorThe white guy wrote a book called boner 💀💀32,8665Framesofnick“you make my life so big” is such a stupidly beautiful thing to say to someone I’m throwing up vehemently31,5635sawah 🦖Why do “what ifs” in movies hurt so good28,9134.5jonathan fujii”you're dreaming in a language that i can’t understand” what if i jump off a cliff?27,7884júlia“In another life” type narratives are literally psychological warfare18,476—kjarkohe was waiting on the steps 🥺😭17,2704.5Lucy Ellman- Rating Distribution
Rating Distribution Count Stars 3,5340.58,16816,2721.530,896237,9672.5152,0633213,2523.5558,0074344,3304.5522,3935
About Letterboxd
Letterboxd (LB) Get film returns film details, ratings, watch services, and popular reviews from a title or film link.
List popular films returns popularity-ranked films for a period, optionally filtered by genre and decade.
Built by Fous from letterboxd.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with Letterboxd.
Actions
Get film
1 credit per runGet a Letterboxd film by title or film link, with its ratings, cast, watch services and popular reviews. Fans may be shown as an abbreviated count; watch services depend on location.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Yearyear | Number | Optional | Release year to distinguish films with the same title, for example 2023.Example: 1982 |
Titletitle | Text | Required | Film name or Letterboxd film link, for example Past Lives or https://letterboxd.com/film/past-lives/.Example: Past Lives |
Max Reviewsmax_reviews | Number | Optional | Maximum popular reviews to return, for example 10.Example: 20 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Castcast | List | |
Fansfans | Value | Example: 69K |
Yearyear | Value | Example: 2023 |
Likeslikes | Value | Example: 902078 |
Listslists | Value | Example: 478320 |
Titletitle | Value | Example: Past Lives |
Genresgenres | List | |
Themesthemes | List | |
Runtimeruntime | Value | Example: 106 mins |
Taglinetagline | Value | Example: Why are they here? |
Watchedwatched | Value | Example: 2218498 |
Synopsissynopsis | Value | Example: After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New… |
Directorsdirectors | List | |
Poster Linkposter_link | Value | Example: https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/5/9/1/0/5/3/591053-past-lives-0-600-0… |
Average Ratingaverage_rating | Value | Example: 4.16 |
Where to Watchwhere_to_watch | List | |
Letterboxd Linkletterboxd_link | Value | Example: https://letterboxd.com/film/past-lives/ |
Popular Reviewspopular_reviews | List | |
Textpopular_reviews[].text | Value | Example: found a version without subtitles, to get the full arthur experience |
Likespopular_reviews[].likes | Value | Example: 86334 |
Ratingpopular_reviews[].rating | Value | Example: 4 |
Reviewerpopular_reviews[].reviewer | Text | Example: Jay |
Number of Ratingsnumber_of_ratings | Value | Example: 1876882 |
Rating Distributionrating_distribution | List | |
Countrating_distribution[].count | Value | Example: 3534 |
Starsrating_distribution[].stars | Number | Example: 0.5 |
Example result
For Title: Past Lives
{
"cast": [
"Greta Lee",
"Teo Yoo",
"John Magaro"
],
"fans": "69K",
"year": 2023,
"likes": null,
"lists": null,
"title": "Past Lives",
"genres": [
"Drama",
"Romance"
],
"themes": [
"Moving relationship stories",
"Heartfelt and sentimental family stories",
"Powerful stories of heartbreak and suffering"
],
"runtime": "106 mins",
"tagline": null,
"watched": null,
"synopsis": "After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.",
"directors": [
"Celine Song"
],
"poster_link": "https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/5/9/1/0/5/3/591053-past-lives-0-600-0-900-crop.jpg?v=c600b7854e",
"average_rating": 4.16,
"where_to_watch": [
"Apple TV Store",
"Google Play Movies",
"Amazon Video"
],
"letterboxd_link": "https://letterboxd.com/film/past-lives/",
"popular_reviews": [
{
"text": "found a version without subtitles, to get the full arthur experience",
"likes": 86334,
"rating": 4,
"reviewer": "Jay"
},
{
"text": "telling your long lost friend and potential lover to watch eternal sunshine is an act of emotional violence",
"likes": 57773,
"rating": 4,
"reviewer": "Bobby Wagner"
},
{
"text": "Shoutout to the husband for being shockingly chill about this whole situation",
"likes": 54798,
"rating": 4,
"reviewer": "Patrick Willems"
}
],
"number_of_ratings": 1876882,
"rating_distribution": [
{
"count": 3534,
"stars": 0.5
},
{
"count": 8168,
"stars": 1
},
{
"count": 6272,
"stars": 1.5
}
]
}List popular films
1 credit per runList Letterboxd films in popularity order for a week, month, year or all time, optionally filtered by genre and decade. Ratings and posters may be unavailable for some films.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Genregenre | Text | Optional | Film genre, for example horror; use all for any genre.Example: Horror |
Decadedecade | Text | Optional | Release decade, for example 1990s; use all for any decade.Example: 1990s |
Periodperiod | Text | Optional | Popularity period, for example this_month.Example: This week |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum number of films to return, for example 36.Example: 36 |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Filmsfilms | List | |
Rankfilms[].rank | Number | Rank in popularity for the selected filters.Example: 1 |
Yearfilms[].year | Number | Example: 2014 |
Titlefilms[].title | Text | Example: Interstellar |
Poster Linkfilms[].poster_link | Text | Example: https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/1/1/7/6/2/1/117621-interstellar-0-70-0… |
Average Ratingfilms[].average_rating | Number | Average rating out of 5.Example: 4.46 |
Letterboxd Linkfilms[].letterboxd_link | Text | Example: https://letterboxd.com/film/interstellar/ |
Example result
For Genre: Horror, Decade: 1870s, Period: This year, Max Results: 12
{
"films": []
}For developers
Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@letterboxd",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_film",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"title": "Past Lives"
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Compare film ratings and review activity
- Find popular films by genre and decade
- Check where a film is available to watch
- Explore cast, themes, and directors for a film
Questions
Is Fous affiliated with Letterboxd?
No. Fous is not affiliated with Letterboxd. This workflow reads the public letterboxd.com website and returns its data.
How much does it cost?
Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a Letterboxd account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from letterboxd.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.
Where can I watch a particular film?
Get film returns watch services for a film found by title or film link; services depend on location.
Which films are popular this month?
List popular films returns films in popularity order for a selected period, including this month.
What are a film’s ratings and popular reviews?
Get film returns a film’s ratings and popular reviews when given its title or film link.