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Films & TV
Watch, track, discover. From streaming guides to hidden gems, your next watch is here.
Discovery & Tracking
- Letterboxd—Log films, write reviews, discover what's worth watching. Essential for film lovers.Recommended
- TMDB—Open movie and TV database. Better than IMDb for finding where to stream.
- Trakt—Track what you've watched across all platforms. Syncs with almost everything.
- JustWatch—Search once, see which streaming service has it. Saves endless tab-switching.Recommended
Ratings & Reviews
- Rotten Tomatoes—Critics and audience scores side by side. Good for a quick quality check.
- MUBI—Curated cinema streaming — art house, classics, and international gems.
- IMDb—The definitive database for cast, crew, trivia, and ratings.
- Metacritic—Aggregated critic scores. Better than Rotten Tomatoes for nuanced ratings.
Obscure & Deep Cuts
- Criterion Collection—The gold standard for classic and art-house cinema. Their essays alone are worth visiting.
- SensCritique—French cultural rating site — excellent for finding European films that never made IMDb's radar.Hidden Gem
- iCheckMovies—Track films from hundreds of curated lists — all-time greats, decades, genres, directors.Hidden Gem
- Film Grab—A database of film stills organised by movie. Incredible for cinematography research.Hidden Gem
Screenwriting & Behind the Scenes
- IMSDb—Internet Movie Script Database — read the actual screenplay for hundreds of films.
- Simply Scripts—Thousands of free TV and film scripts. Great for writers studying structure.
- Deadline—The entertainment industry's trade publication. Where Hollywood news breaks first.
Watch Parties & Social
- Watch2Gether—Watch YouTube, Vimeo, or Twitch in sync with friends. Free and no sign-up needed.Hidden Gem
- Teleparty—Sync Netflix, Disney+, and more with friends and chat simultaneously.
- Tunefind—Find every song that played in any TV show or film. Perfect for Shazam misses.Hidden Gem
Film Education
- Filmsite—Deep analysis of classic films, genres, and cinema history. A cinephile's reference library.Hidden Gem
- RogerEbert.com—The legendary critic's archive plus ongoing reviews from his successors. Still the best.
- ScreenPrism—Film and TV analysis essays exploring deeper themes and meanings.Hidden Gem
- Criterion Channel—Streaming for serious cinephiles — curated collections, essays, and supplements.
- No Film School—Resources, news, and education for independent filmmakers and cinematographers.Hidden Gem
Anime & International
- MyAnimeList—The definitive anime and manga database, tracker, and community.
- AniList—Cleaner alternative to MAL — beautiful interface, better stats.Hidden Gem
- Crunchyroll—The largest anime streaming library. Huge free tier with ads.
Documentaries
- Documentary Heaven—Free documentaries on every subject imaginable, all streamable in browser.Hidden Gem
- Top Documentary Films—Curated and rated documentary archive. Great for down-the-rabbit-hole evenings.Hidden Gem
- Docuseek—Academic documentary streaming platform. Rare and independent films not found elsewhere.Hidden Gem
Box Office & Industry
- Box Office Mojo—Definitive box office data going back decades. See what actually made money.
- The Numbers—Movie budget and financial performance data. More detailed than Box Office Mojo.Hidden Gem
Where to Watch
- Reelgood—Search across every streaming service at once. Shows exactly where to watch anything.Hidden Gem
- Movie of the Night—Personalised film recommendations based on your mood and what you're feeling.Hidden Gem
- Flickchart—Rank films head to head to build your definitive personal movie list.Hidden Gem
- TasteDive—Recommendation engine for films, music, books, and games. Cross-media discovery.
Film History & Culture
- Silent Era—The definitive resource for silent film history and preservation.Hidden Gem
- TCM—Turner Classic Movies — essays, schedules, and deep cuts from cinema history.
- Cinephilia Beyond—Essays, interviews, and rare documents for serious film lovers.Hidden Gem
- Senses of Cinema—Academic-quality film criticism and festival coverage. Deep and serious.Hidden Gem
- Criterion Current—Essays, interviews, and supplements from the Criterion Collection.
TV Tracking
- TVmaze—TV show tracking and scheduling. See exactly when your shows air.Hidden Gem
- Episodate—Track TV shows, get notifications for new episodes, discover what to watch next.Hidden Gem
- TV Calendar—Plain, clean TV air date calendar. No noise — just schedules.Hidden Gem