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Letterboxd Builders

You can find items using the lists on Letterboxd.com (Letterboxd).

Builder Description Works with Movies Works with Shows Works with Playlists and Custom Sort
letterboxd_list Finds every movie in the Letterboxd List

Letterboxd List

Finds every movie in the Letterboxd List or Letterboxd Films Search.

The expected input is a Letterboxd List URL or Letterboxd Film Search URL. Multiple values are supported as either a list or a comma-separated string.

You can add different filters directly to this Builder.

Filter Attribute Description
limit Description: Max number of items per returned.
Values: number greater than 1
rating1 Description: Search for the specified rating range. The rating is the list owner's rating not site wide rating.
Values: range of int i.e. 8-10 (convert Letterboxd stars to a 10 point scale)
year1 Description: Search for the specified year range.
Values: range of int i.e. 1990-1999
note2 Description: Search for the specified value in the note. The note is the list owner's note not site wide note.
Values: Any String

1 These filters only work if the URL is to the List View of the Letterboxd list (i.e. it should have /detail/ in the url) or to an account's Reviews (i.e. it should have /USERNAME/films/reviews/ in the url)

2 This filters only work if the URL is to the List View of the Letterboxd list. (i.e. it should have /detail/ in the url)

The sync_mode: sync and collection_order: custom Setting are recommended since the lists are continuously updated and in a specific order.

Using the limit filter attribute is recommended when using a Letterboxd Film Search as the number of results returned could be very large.

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    You can replace `icheckmovies_list` with `icheckmovies_list_details` if you would like to fetch and use the description from the list

Example Letterboxd List Builder(s)

collections:
  Vulture’s 101 Best Movie Endings:
    letterboxd_list: https://letterboxd.com/brianformo/list/vultures-101-best-movie-endings/
    collection_order: custom
    sync_mode: sync
  • You can update the collection details with the Letterboxd List's description by using letterboxd_list_details.
  • You can specify multiple collections in letterboxd_list_details but it will only use the first one to update the collection summary.
collections:
  Vulture’s 101 Best Movie Endings:
    letterboxd_list_details: https://letterboxd.com/brianformo/list/vultures-101-best-movie-endings/
    collection_order: custom
    sync_mode: sync
collections:
  Vulture’s 101 Best Movie Endings From the 90s:
    letterboxd_list_details: 
      url: https://letterboxd.com/brianformo/list/vultures-101-best-movie-endings/
      year: 1990-1999
    collection_order: custom
    sync_mode: sync