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Films - The Reddit Films Community

Welcome to r/Films, a community for movie lovers who enjoy deeper discussions about cinema. Join us to celebrate and discuss the art of movies in a space dedicated to quality and thoughtful exchange. Whether you're a cinephile or just looking for your next movie night pick, this is the place for you!

29k subscribers233 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)180 authors / mosince 2008

r/films has 29k members (+375% over the last 12 months). It gets about 233 posts a month from 180 people. Top topics: Movie Love/Hate Discussions, Movie Recommendations and Director Discussions.

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Size and growth

How r/films has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+375%in 12 months · +40% in 3 months · +8.6% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Aug 2008)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+61%vs Sep 2025 · +41% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026233
BusierPeaked at 234 in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/films

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Movie Love/Hate Discussions2.1%
  2. Movie Recommendations1.4%
  3. Director Discussions1.4%
  4. Feel Good Movies1.2%
  5. Movies That Changed Lives0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. IMDb
  2. Bloomberg L.P.
  3. Change
  4. Substack
  5. Variety

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