What do the Letterboxd, Both, and IMDb buttons do?
They filter the list. Letterboxd shows titles that are only on the Letterboxd watchlist, IMDb shows titles only on the IMDb watchlist, and Both shows titles that appear on both lists. You can turn any combination on or off.
Why do the numbers on those buttons sometimes show two values?
The large faded number is the full count for that source. When genre, streaming, or other source filters hide some titles, a second number appears on top showing how many titles still match everything you have selected.
What do the stars mean?
The stars show a combined audience score on a 0–5 scale. It is not your personal Letterboxd or IMDb rating. When we export the list, we build that number by blending two sides: Letterboxd’s public average for the title (when we have it), and an IMDb-scale average from our metadata pipeline.
For the IMDb-scale side we prefer data from IMDb’s own title pages when parsing succeeds. If something is still missing, OMDb and/or TMDb can fill gaps. Be careful: TMDb’s value is TMDb’s community average (on a 0–10–style scale we normalize into the blend). It is not guaranteed to match what you see on imdb.com at that exact moment—ratings move, and our export is a snapshot.
What does the small number next to the score mean?
Tap the stars to see the overlay. The compact number (for example 12k) is a shortened vote total: IMDb and Letterboxd vote counts are added together when both exist. It is not the star rating itself.
Sometimes we have an IMDb-scale average but not a reliable IMDb vote count for that title. The blend still uses a small default weight on that side, while Letterboxd can have a very large vote count—so the 0–5 score can look almost the same as Letterboxd’s average even though both sides were combined.
Why do some movies say “No ratings”?
The export did not have enough reliable data to build an average score for that title, so the site leaves the rating blank.
Where do genres come from, and what is “more…”?
Genres are filled in from public movie-database metadata when we build the list. “more…” only appears when the genre line is cut off on the card; tap it to see the full genre list in a small popover.
How do Genre and Services differ from Name, Year, and Rating?
Name, Year, and Rating sort the grid (use the arrows for direction). Genre and Services are filters: pick one genre, and/or any streaming services—titles that match any selected service in the site’s region stay visible.
When you sort by rating, titles with no average score are treated as lower than rated ones (they usually end up at the bottom in ascending order). Tap the small ▾ next to Rating (when it is active) to choose average score versus total votes (combined IMDb + Letterboxd counts). Sort direction still uses the ▲/▼ arrows on the main Rating control.
What does the Watch button do?
It shows where the title may be available to stream, rent, or buy in the list’s region (usually the US), based on data from the export. Cyan highlights mark services you picked in the Services filter and/or subscriptions saved when the list was exported.
On small screens the panel opens centered over a dimmed backdrop; scrolling outside the panel closes it.
When does this site update?
The main watch list page shows when watchlist.json was last generated and published (for example after a sync from a computer). The browser does not scrape Letterboxd or IMDb live.
Why is a movie on our Letterboxd or IMDb list but tagged as only one source here?
We merge the two watchlists by matching titles. If a title on one list does not match a title on the other, it stays labeled Letterboxd or IMDb only. Small title differences can prevent a match.
Why is the Watch list empty for some movies?
The export may have no streaming-provider data for that film in this region, or providers may not be listed for it in the database we use.
What do the names in the footer under “Data sources” mean?
Letterboxd and IMDb are the two watchlists we merge into one grid. TMDb and OMDb are supporting databases: posters, genres, streaming availability, and—when needed—extra metadata for the export (including gap-fill for averages as described above). See What do the stars mean? for how ratings are built.