IMDB vs Letterboxd
When comparing IMDB vs Letterboxd, the Slant community recommends IMDB for most people. In the question“What are the best movie recommendation websites?” IMDB is ranked 1st while Letterboxd is ranked 8th.
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Pros
Pro Best selection of movies on the web
Pro They have all the movies ever made
Pro Clean user interface and easy to navigate
Pro Excellent to read others' reviews of movies & to locate movies from same director that you might watch next
There are lots of user determined "lists" of movies.
Pro Log and review movies to watch
Can be a good reminder not to start watching a movie you've seen before.
Pro You can share your favorite films with friends
Letterboxd works like a social network for movie lovers. You can follow others to discover new interesting films as well as share the flicks you liked with others.
Cons
Con NOT a movie recommendation engine
Con Generalised ratings
Con Fake ratings
Some ratings are fake since the site applies what they call weighted average ratings instead of actual ratings.
Con Hard to locate where you can actually watch the movie
Not so easy to find where to watch a movie of choice as there are now so many different streaming services and one rarely subscribes to watch a single movie.