A movie club usually starts in a group chat and ends up in a spreadsheet nobody updates. Cinema Circle gives the club one place: films you watched, everyone's votes, reviews, and the next night.
It is free, works in the browser and can be installed on your phone. Interface in English and Italian.
How it works
Create a club and share the invite link. Clubs can be private or public.
Add the films you watch. Details and posters come from TMDB.
Everyone votes from 0 to 10 in 0.25 steps and can leave a review.
The film gets the club's average, each member's score and the distribution.
Every film stays in the archive, with stats on what your group likes.
What a club can do
Live voting: everyone votes at the end of the film and sees the votes arrive.
Picker wheel: chooses at random who picks the next film.
Polls on films or anything else, plus quizzes.
Shared watchlists for the films you want to see.
Next cinema night card with date, film and picker, weekly or monthly.
Club board, Discord notifications and a weekly recap email.
Roles: admin, editor, voter, viewer.
Who it's for
Friends with a regular film night, Discord servers, university film societies, cineclubs and families with a film tradition. Groups that watch together in person or over a call use it the same way.
Who it's not for
People who want a solo film diary: Letterboxd is better for that.
People looking for a streaming service: Cinema Circle doesn't host or play films.
iPhone users who need an App Store app: for now it runs in the browser or from the home screen.
FAQ
What is the best app for a movie club?
It depends on what the club needs. For one person's diary, Letterboxd. For a group that wants shared votes, an archive and a way to plan nights, Cinema Circle is built for that.
Do all members need an account?
To vote and review, yes. Public clubs can be browsed without one, private clubs are reached by invite link.
Does it work with Discord?
Yes. A club admin can connect a server and a channel, and new films, votes and reviews get posted there.
Cinema Circle (cinemacircle.mov) is not affiliated with the CinemaCircle Discord bot at cinemacircle.app.
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