If you use Letterboxd, you already know the pattern. You discover a film, add it to your watchlist, then realize you cannot actually watch it anywhere. Discovery without access has always been the missing step.
The new Letterboxd Video Store is designed to fix that.
You can read the official announcement and access the Video Store HERE:
This is not a subscription service. There is no lock in and no paywall. You rent the films you want, when you want, and log them right inside Letterboxd.
What the Letterboxd Video Store Is
The Video Store is a curated film rental experience built into Letterboxd. Instead of endless scrolling, it offers shelves shaped by real member behavior.
These shelves include:
Festival standouts that never received wide distribution
Long watchlisted titles that are now available to rent
New restorations and rediscovered films
Limited time drops of unreleased or hard to find titles
The curation is powered by millions of watchlists, reviews, and ratings, making it feel closer to an employee picks wall than a typical streaming grid.
Why It Matters
Film discovery works best when you can press play.
Every title in the Video Store is there because members want to watch it, not because it was convenient to license. Rentals remain part of the community. You can log them, review them, and add them to lists alongside everything else you watch.
Nothing disappears into a generic VOD catalog.
How to Watch
Video Store rentals are available on web, iOS, Android, Apple TV 4K, Chromecast, and AirPlay. Pricing and availability vary by location, and some shelves are available for a limited time only.
You can still browse Letterboxd’s full film database HERE:
And explore curated member lists HERE:
A Natural Next Step for Letterboxd
Letterboxd has always focused on taste, curation, and community. The Video Store builds on that by turning watchlists into action and discovery into something you can actually watch.
If you have ever wished your Letterboxd queue worked like a real video store, this is the closest version yet.
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