Every Major Letterboxd Update and Feature Release
Consider this a running record of Letterboxd’s evolution as a platform. It will be updated continuously, with details sourced from the site’s Journal.
2025
Aug 8 — Letterboxd publishes its Featured Lists homepage.
2024
Aug 30 — Letterboxd improves its search UI to better handle misspellings and lets user run advanced queries, like finding shared favorites or specific collaborators, using filters and shorthands.
Jun 17 — Letterboxd lets Patron subscribers choose custom backdrop images for films, reviews, lists, and profiles.
2023
Dec 13 — Letterboxd introduces a movie showtimes feature that displays real-time screenings (via Assemble) directly on film pages for Pro and Patron subscribers.
Dec 4 — Letterboxd lets Patron subscribers change cast and crew headshots.
Sep 29 — Letterboxd sells a majority stake to investment firm Tiny.
Jun 19 — Letterboxd rolls out a more-equitable weighted-rating system that better accounts for abnormal rating patterns.
Apr 13 — Letterboxd allows members to share private lists with each other via secret links.
2022
Sep 14 — Letterboxd lets Patron subscribers choose their preferred poster for any film.
Mar 16 — Letterboxd integrates Nanocrowd’s “nanogenres” into its platform.
2021
Nov 8 — Letterboxd launches Journal, an online magazine featuring interviews, essays, data explorations, and platform updates.
Aug 16 — Letterboxd adds a curated collection of adult films to discover, log, and review as an opt-in feature.
2020
Sep 16 — Letterboxd introduces a new HQ membership tier for film-related organizations.
Apr 27 — Letterboxd gives users ability to delete individual comments on their reviews and lists, plus customize who can reply.
2019
Sep 29 — Letterboxd integrates JustWatch’s streaming data, allowing Pro and Patron subscribers to see accurate where-to-watch information.
Jan 28 — Letterboxd’s mobile apps start to support push notifications.
2018
Jul 5 — Letterboxd announces the return of display advertising on its platform.
Jan 30 — Letterboxd releases version 2.0 of its iOS app with native iPad support.
2017
Aug 29 — Letterboxd launches its Android app.
Aug 9 — Letterboxd adds enhanced sorting options, letting users sort any film view by their own rating or another member’s rating, as well as shuffle their watchlist.
2016
Dec 26 — Letterboxd introduces an all-time stats view for Pro and Patron subscribers that aggregates comprehensive insights into an always-accessible page.
Sep 28 — Letterboxd launches an app for Apple TV, letting users browse and filter films, manage their watchlist, and access film details.
Jun 17 — Letterboxd allows users to choose their pronouns in their profile settings.
Mar 17 — Letterboxd launches its first native iPhone app.
2013
Nov 7 — Letterboxd introduces automatic Year in Review stats for Pro and Patron subscribers, tag auto-completion, improved watchlist filtering and import options, and smarter diary entry features.
Aug 12 — Letterboxd allows Pro and Patron subscribers to clone any public list as well as customize their activity feed.
Jun 17 — Letterboxd improves filtering and sorting tools, letting users filter by decade, year, genre, and unreleased status (with Netflix availability added for Pro subscribers), while also enhancing sorting options in diaries and watchlists and streamlining settings and notifications.
May 3 — Letterboxd rolls out a feature that allows users to block other users.
Feb 26 — Letterboxd introduces actor/director bios with film stats, smarter diary activity handling, and prioritizes friends’ reviews on film pages.
Feb 7 — Letterboxd announces it is now open to all, also introduces paid Pro and Patron memberships with added features like Netflix integration, personalized Year in Review pages, improved import tools, new diary filters, and other site enhancements.
2012
Oct 10 — Letterboxd launches its first mobile-optimized site.
May 13 — Letterboxd enhances its auto-complete functionality for adding films, adds live watched-percentage indicators on lists, introduces inline item reordering, updates genre display from TMDb, and enables better filtering and visibility of lists and reviews.
Apr 23 — Letterboxd announces its move from private to public beta.