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Cinemateca
Beyond ratings. Beyond reviews.

The film research platform

65,100 films. Ratings from four sources, audio commentaries, gear data, color palettes, filmmaker recommendations, and the video essays and podcasts that discuss them.

65,100
Films
16,100
Cast & Crew
168
Lists
1,631
Festivals
6,600+
Soundtracks
10,600+
Video Essays
186
Countries
2,193+
Awards
Movie Profiles

One page per film. Twelve layers deep

Ratings from four sources. Awards, technical metadata, box office, trivia, filming locations, list memberships, and more — on every film page.

65,100
Films
12+
Sections
Fight Club 1999
2h 19m · David Fincher
8.4
8.8
80%
4.27
Overview
Cast & Crew
Media
RatingsOverviewAwardsTechnicalGearBox OfficeListsTriviaLocationsSimilar
People Profiles

Every filmmaker, fully mapped

16,100 filmmaker profiles. Biography, full filmography, awards, Wikidata data, their own recommendations, and people who share their sensibility.

16,100
People
1,971
Enriched
Steven Spielberg
Directing · Cincinnati, Ohio
400 Credits · 7/10 Avg
Profile
Details
Awards
Media
BiographyFilmographyAwardsWikidataRecommendationsSimilar People
NYC Screenings

30+ NYC indie cinemas. One calendar

Repertory classics, rare prints, 35mm revivals, and independent cinema — not the usual multiplex lineup. Live screening data from 30+ NYC cinemas, updated weekly. See what's on 35mm at Metrograph tonight, or which Kubrick is playing at Film Forum this weekend.

30+
Venues
800+
Showtimes
MoMA
Paris Theater
IFC Center
Film Forum
Metrograph
Nitehawk
BAM
35mmDCP70mm
Audio Commentaries

Filmmakers breaking down their own films

256 films with director and crew commentary tracks, timestamped and searchable. Jump to any moment where a director breaks down a creative decision.

256
Films
293
Tracks
Blade Runner 2049
Commentary with Denis Villeneuve
2h 43m runtime
1:02:342:43:12
0:14:30The opening shot composition
0:42:15Working with Deakins on the dust storm
1:28:00Sea wall — practical vs. VFX
Filmmaker Picks

Filmmakers' favorite films

748 directors, critics, and actors — each quote attributed to a person and a film. Nothing generated, nothing inferred.

748
People
4,352
Quotes
Martin Scorsese on 2001: A Space Odyssey
“Kubrick had guts for taking it all the way back to prehistoric times.”
David Lynch on 8½
“The way Fellini manages to accomplish with film what mostly abstract painters do — to communicate an emotion without explaining it.”
Quentin Tarantino on All That Jazz
“I still like the movie so much... I still love the movie, I still think it's extraordinary.”
Soundtracks

Every film's soundtrack, powered by Spotify

6,600+ films linked to Spotify with inline playback. Browse by composer — from Zimmer to Morricone, Desplat to Greenwood.

6,600+
Soundtracks
2,800+
Artists
Interstellar
Hans Zimmer
01Cornfield Chase2:06
02Dust5:41
03No Time for Caution8:48
04Stay6:52
Video Essays & Podcasts

The best film analysis, linked to every title

Every film page links to the video essays and podcasts that discuss it — 10,600+ videos across 74 channels, 8,400+ episodes across 35 shows.

19K+
Total Media
Video Essays
Podcasts
Every Frame a Painting
28 videos
Blank Check
580 eps
Lessons from the Screenplay
36 videos
The Rewatchables
320 eps
Nerdwriter1
48 videos
Festival Intelligence

Plan your festival run

1,631 festivals with submission deadlines, fees, award histories, and 14 curated strategy circuits.

1,631
Festivals
14
Circuits
Festival Calendar
Jan
Sundance
Feb
Berlinale
Mar
SXSW
Apr
May
Cannes
Jun
Jul
Aug
Venice
Sep
Toronto
Oct
Nov
Dec
SundanceJan
BerlinaleFeb
SXSWMar
CannesMay
VeniceAug
TorontoSep
Curated Lists

Every canonical list in one place

BFI Sight & Sound, TSPDT Top 1000, Criterion, AFI, 43 Letterboxd canons, niche genres, and Cinemateca's own editorial collections.

168
Lists
TSPDT Top 1000
1,000 films
BFI Sight & Sound
250 films
Criterion Collection
1,200+ films
AFI 100 Years
100 films
Awards

98 Oscar ceremonies. Cannes. Venice. Berlin

Browse by year or category across 12 award bodies. BAFTA, Sundance, Spirit Awards, and more. Track patterns across decades.

2,193+
Awards
12
Bodies
Academy Awards
98 ceremonies · Browse by year or category
Cannes Film Festival77 years
Venice Film Festival81 years
Berlinale74 years
BAFTA Awards77 years
Timeline & On This Day

Cinema across time

Films released on any date, annual snapshots from 1920 to 2025, and a scrollable timeline across a full century.

65K
Films
105
Years
Timeline
1972
1994
1999
2007
2019
2024
The Godfather
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
No Country
Parasite
Anora
On This Day
What was in theaters on any date since 1900
Color Palettes

A film's visual DNA, extracted

Color palettes extracted from 18,792 films. The cold blues of Moonlight. The dusty golds of Fury Road. See a film's visual language before you watch it.

18,792
Palettes
Moonlight
Her
Mad Max
Grand Budapest
Also in here

From mood tags to VFX credits

Browse by Mood
45 mood tags across 5,000 films. Find something dreamlike, visceral, or contemplative.
Watch Challenges
30 curated film journeys. Around the World in 10 Films. Horror Through the Decades.
Title Design Credits
1,108 films with designer credits, studio attributions, and composite images of the opening sequence.
Box Office Data
Budget, domestic and worldwide grosses for thousands of films.
Filming Locations
Where films were physically shot — city and country data across thousands of titles.
Content Warnings
Content warnings for 1,065 films. Know before you watch.
Aspect Ratios
60 aspect ratios with film distributions. See the visual format choices across cinema history.
VFX Studios
24 VFX houses with filmographies. ILM, Weta, DNEG — see the full roster of films each studio worked on.
Poster Designers
123 poster design agencies with credited works. From Mondo to the Criterion art department.
Year in Film
Annual snapshots from 1920 to 2025. Genre distributions, festival winners, media coverage.
Gear & Technical
Browse films by camera, lens, film stock, and format. 1,215 films across 36 categories.
Country Browser
149 countries with top directors, decade filters, and film counts.
Roadmap

The roadmap

Cinemateca is actively growing. Here's what's on the board.

Coming Soon
Podcasts & Video Essays
35 film podcasts and 74 video essay channels linked to every film
Mood Browse
Explore films by emotional tone — 45 AI-generated atmospheric tags
Daily Games
Guess the film from a blurred poster, one game per day
Now Open
Browse by Country
Cinema from 180+ countries with top directors and decade trends
Companies & Studios
Production companies, VFX houses, and title designers with filmographies
Cameras & Lenses
What films were shot on — camera bodies, lenses, film stock, and aspect ratios
Genres
19 genre pages with top films, directors, and browsable poster grids
Festival Intelligence
1,631 festivals with deadlines, circuits, and strategy tools
Shipped
Movie Profiles
65,100 films with ratings, cast, technical specs, and trivia
Person Profiles
16,100 filmmaker profiles with bios, filmographies, and photos
Awards
Oscar ceremonies and 12 award bodies — browse by year or category
NYC Screenings
Repertory screenings at 38 NYC cinemas with map, venues, and showtimes
Curated Lists
184 canonical lists — BFI, TSPDT, Criterion, Letterboxd, and more
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