I made this video to explain how to use tags in Letterboxd to keep your film collection organized, searchable, and more personalized.

Tags are one of the most underrated features in Letterboxd. They give you total freedom to organize your movies by themes, feelings, technical details, or anything else you care about — beyond what the platform already tracks.

In the video, I show:

  1. How to tag films
    When you log a movie, review it, or add it to a list, you can add one or more tags. Just type them in manually — there’s no limit.
  2. Ideas for smart tagging
    I use tags like “watched in cinema,” “rewatch,” “underrated,” “great sound design,” and “perfect ending.” It turns your diary into a deeply searchable archive.
  3. Tagging for challenges
    If you’re doing a Letterboxd challenge like “100 films in a year” or a genre watchathon, tags help you track progress and pull up just those entries later.
  4. Using tags in Lists
    You can use tags to create niche lists like “Films that surprised me,” “One-location movies,” or “Directorial debuts.” I show how to filter by tag when building a list.
  5. Searching your tags later
    Just go to your profile and type the tag into the search bar. You’ll instantly get all the films you’ve tagged that way — even across multiple years.

Tags turn your film diary into a personal archive. You’re not limited by genres or the built-in filters. You get to define what matters, and revisit films based on your own categories.

Are you already using Letterboxd tags, or still organizing everything by lists and ratings?