A short, curated guide — not an automatic related dump. Figures come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory when we have them.
r/movies is one of Reddit’s largest film communities, built around news and discussion. Smaller rooms work better when you want a recommendation, want to share a small detail you noticed, follow the business side, love horror, write scripts, or cannot remember a title.
Stay on movies for news and general discussion. Use MovieSuggestions or ifyoulikeblank for recommendations, MovieDetails for small details, boxoffice for the business, horror for the genre, Screenwriting if you write, and tipofmytongue to find a forgotten film.
r/movies — Movie News and Discussion
/r/movies is the world's largest online film community, with over 37,000,000 members. Come on in and talk about movies with us!
Movie Suggestions
When to choose it: You want a recommendation for what to watch.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “In the mood for a particular movie? Saw something interesting and want more? Have a favourite movie you want to recommend? Make those Movie Suggestions.”
How it differs from r/movies: Recommendation requests rather than news.
MovieDetails
When to choose it: You noticed a small detail in a film.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “Details in Movies, Movie Details!”
How it differs from r/movies: Detail-sharing format.
Box Office - The Business of Movies
When to choose it: You follow grosses and the film business.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “A place to talk about the box office and the movie business, both domestically and internationally.”
How it differs from r/movies: Business of film, domestic and international.
All Things Horror: From Movies & TV to Books & Games
When to choose it: Horror across movies, TV, books and games is your focus.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to…”
How it differs from r/movies: Genre focus across several media.
Screenwriting
When to choose it: You are writing or learning to write scripts.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “Join our community of over 1,700,000 Screenwriters! From emerging to professional writers, we come together to teach, learn, and share everything about screenwriting for…”
How it differs from r/movies: Craft and career for writers, not viewers.
If You Like _____...
When to choose it: You want recommendations based on something you liked, in any medium.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “A subreddit to ask for or provide recommendations of any relevant media based on other media people like - whether it be music, television, video games, movies, or…”
How it differs from r/movies: Cross-media recommendations.
TOMT: When you can't remember that…thing…
When to choose it: You cannot remember a film’s title.
Why it is here: Listed as related to r/movies in our directory. Its public description: “For finding the un-googleable things that are on the tip of your tongue... That word... The name of that song... That movie...”
How it differs from r/movies: Identification of half-remembered things.
Run the automatic finder for r/movies (results are matched from our directory; that page is not indexed): Find related to r/movies.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-06.