Pick a film from your Letterboxd watchlist
Already have plenty of films saved on Letterboxd? Bring them to CINECLUB, choose the ones you're in the mood for, and let the wheel or film strip decide what to watch.
The watchlist picker is free and works without a CINECLUB account or club.
Pick from your Letterboxd watchlist
Get your Letterboxd download
- Open Letterboxd's data settings in your browser and sign in.
- Choose Export Your Data, confirm, and save the download when it is ready.
- Return to CINECLUB's movie picker and open Import films. Choose Letterboxd and leave Watchlist selected.
- Press Choose downloaded file and select the original Letterboxd download. CINECLUB opens it for you; there is no need to unpack it.
Bring over other Letterboxd collections
You can choose watched films, diary entries, rated films, reviewed films, liked films, your lists, or all supported film files. The same original download works for these choices. Repeated diary entries do not give a film extra slots in the wheel.
For one particular list, open it on the Letterboxd website and use its Export option. Choose that download here, or choose several list downloads together.
Choose films, then pick
Preview your films and tick the ones you'd watch. You can search within the download, select up to the space left in your shortlist, or choose films one at a time. A pick holds up to 100 films. Repeated titles with the same release year are offered once.
Press Add selected films. CINECLUB checks film details after you confirm, then adds your choices. If a film can't be matched confidently, its title stays usable without artwork or streaming information.
Choose the wheel or film strip, then Pick a film. Each film in the eligible shortlist has an equal chance. If you choose streaming services and a country, the pick includes only confirmed matches. Choose Any service to include titles whose availability couldn't be checked.
Where does the download go?
On iPhone or iPad, look in Files, then Downloads under iCloud Drive or On My iPhone. On Android, look in Files, then Downloads. On a computer, open your Downloads folder. Choose the newest export, rather than a screenshot or a saved web page.
Can I use this with my film club?
Yes. In your CINECLUB club, open Films, then Add a film and Import films. The same download guide lets you choose films for the shared list. Your club keeps its turn order, watch-by dates, sealed ratings and reviews together.
What gets imported?
Film choices, not your old scores, reviews or watched dates. The export is read on your device; the complete file is not uploaded. Only confirmed film choices are used for film-data lookups. The public picker's shortlist lasts for this browser tab and clears when you reload or leave.
Read the privacy details or learn how to start a film club.
This guide covers CINECLUB's import feature. CINECLUB is independent of Letterboxd. Letterboxd's export help explains its account download.
Also have an IMDb list? Read the IMDb watchlist guide.