Letterboxdle modes
Letterboxdle is a daily movie-guessing game on letterboxdle.net, and it is not only the classic review round. Three modes are on the game site. Rules in prose are also under How to play.
Mode table
| Mode | First archived date | Cadence | Rule in one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic | 2026-07-27 | Daily | Guess the movie from five curated Letterboxd reviews in six tries. One review is shown first; each wrong guess unlocks the next. The sixth try adds a blurred poster and the film's watch count. |
| List Challenge | Not stated | Always available (8 lists) | Name as many films as you can from a curated Letterboxd list. Play with a 1:30 timer that adds 3 seconds per correct film, or casually with no time limit. |
| Higher or Lower | 2026-10-23 | Daily | Pick the movie with more watches, then the one with the higher rating. Two categories, five rounds each; the second movie carries over into the next round. Everyone gets the same game, using Letterboxd numbers from that day. |
Eight list challenges
Play counts below are the figures on the list pages when they were fetched. Checked 11 Nov 2026. The hub page rounds some of them (7.1K versus 7,088). I use the list page's exact count.
| List | Curator | Titles | Plays | List updated | Play | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letterboxd's Top 500 Films Every film here is ranked by how Letterboxd members actually score it, so silent classics, Japanese period epics and recent blockbusters compete on equal terms. Ratings keep moving, which means films enter and fall off with each update. | Official Lists | 500 | 7,088 | 2026-11-02 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| $1 Billion Club Pure box office, with no critics or ratings involved. The first film reached a billion dollars in 1998, and the club has grown fast since, packed with sequels and franchise films, which makes those a good place to start. | Léo Barbosa | 65 | 3,595 | 2026-10-18 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| Top 250 Horror Films A horror canon that reaches back to the silent era but leans hardest on the 1970s and 80s. It also stretches the genre: creature features, psychological thrillers and even animation all make the cut. | Official Lists | 250 | 2,363 | 2026-10-28 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| Oscar-winning films: Best Picture Every Best Picture winner, from the Academy’s first year to the most recent ceremony. It covers nearly a century of Hollywood taste, so the early decades are the real test. | Oscars | 98 | 1,531 | 2026-03-16 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| Every A24 Movie Ever The full catalogue of A24, the studio founded in 2012, instead of a ranking of its best. Nearly everything is from the 2010s onward, and because it keeps growing, it rewards keeping up with new releases. | A24 | 190 | 1,141 | 2026-10-16 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| Top 100 Anime Films Japanese animated features only, so anime-style films made elsewhere don’t count. Hayao Miyazaki appears more than any other director, but the list also rewards fans of long-running franchises. | Official Lists | 100 | 894 | 2026-11-01 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| The 2010s—Top 250 Narrative Features A snapshot of one decade, based on member ratings at the start of 2020, so it doesn’t follow today’s scores. Arthouse cinema from around the world sits next to studio crowd-pleasers, and Denis Villeneuve and Taika Waititi lead with five films each. | Official Lists | 250 | 784 | 2026-02-22 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
| Top 250 Latin American Films A tour of the region’s cinema, from mid-century classics to recent releases, with countries like Brazil, Cuba and Argentina represented. It rewards players who know the region beyond its most famous titles. | Official Lists | 250 | 58 | 2026-11-02 | Open | Plays: 1 source · game list page; checked 11 Nov 2026 |
Every classic title is in the archive.
Questions
How many Letterboxdle modes are there?
Three public modes: Classic, Higher or Lower, and List Challenge. Classic and Higher or Lower are daily. List Challenge is a set of eight lists.
When did Higher or Lower start?
Puzzle 1 of Higher or Lower is dated 23 Oct 2026. The archive of that mode runs through puzzle 19 on 10 Nov 2026 in the data stored here.
Sources
- Classic — checked 2026-11-11
- Higher or Lower — checked 2026-11-11
- Lists — checked 2026-11-11