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A History of Letterboxd’s Official Number One
A timeline of the six films that have been Letterboxd’s official number one film since the top 250 (now top 500!) was created in 2013.
As of March 16, 2026. Curated by Dave Vis, extracted from here. This list ranks narrative feature films by average member rating. See all films that have entered this list and read about the history of Letterboxd’s all time official number one film.
Eligibility rules:
• There is a 25,000 minimum ratings threshold. See the top underseen films below the ratings threshold, curated by Sam Williams.
• Films must be feature-length (more than 40 minutes long) with a festival premiere, theatrical distribution or professional streaming release.
• This list excludes: documentaries of any kind, self-released web videos, DTV films, recap or recut films, theatre or stage shows, TV series, specials or episodes. TV movies are included.
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