📊 Source Intelligence
Useful for: Filmographies, criticism, and how fan sites stay current.
What we learn from them: The institutes (BFI, AFI) win on authority; Letterboxd wins on community energy. Fan sites die when they stop updating.
How we compete: We compete on freshness — automated news and where-to-watch beside hand-curated career depth.
| # | Rank | Source | Group | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | IMDb imdb.com | Reference | Filmographies and credits. |
What it is: Filmographies and credits. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Reference. Visit imdb.com → | ||||
| 2 | 90 | Rotten Tomatoes rottentomatoes.com | Reference | Aggregated film reviews. |
What it is: Aggregated film reviews. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Reference. Visit rottentomatoes.com → | ||||
| 3 | 86 | British Film Institute bfi.org.uk | Reference | UK film heritage and criticism. |
What it is: UK film heritage and criticism. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Reference. Visit bfi.org.uk → | ||||
| 4 | 82 | Turner Classic Movies tcm.com | Reference | Classic film schedules and essays. |
What it is: Classic film schedules and essays. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Reference. Visit tcm.com → | ||||
| 5 | 78 | The Guardian — Film theguardian.com | News & Interviews | Film news and long reads. |
What it is: Film news and long reads. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under News & Interviews. Visit theguardian.com → | ||||
| 6 | 74 | Variety variety.com | News & Interviews | Entertainment industry news. |
What it is: Entertainment industry news. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under News & Interviews. Visit variety.com → | ||||
| 7 | 70 | Empire empireonline.com | News & Interviews | Film features and interviews. |
What it is: Film features and interviews. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under News & Interviews. Visit empireonline.com → | ||||
| 8 | 66 | Letterboxd letterboxd.com | Ten more worth your time | Film logging & reviews. |
What it is: Film logging & reviews. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit letterboxd.com → | ||||
| 9 | 62 | The Criterion Collection criterion.com | Ten more worth your time | Curated essential cinema. |
What it is: Curated essential cinema. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit criterion.com → | ||||
| 10 | 58 | IndieWire indiewire.com | Ten more worth your time | Film industry news. |
What it is: Film industry news. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit indiewire.com → | ||||
| 11 | 54 | RogerEbert.com rogerebert.com | Ten more worth your time | Reviews & essays. |
What it is: Reviews & essays. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit rogerebert.com → | ||||
| 12 | 50 | Metacritic metacritic.com | Ten more worth your time | Aggregated scores. |
What it is: Aggregated scores. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit metacritic.com → | ||||
| 13 | 46 | Hollywood Reporter hollywoodreporter.com | Ten more worth your time | Industry news. |
What it is: Industry news. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit hollywoodreporter.com → | ||||
| 14 | 42 | Deadline deadline.com | Ten more worth your time | Casting & deals. |
What it is: Casting & deals. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit deadline.com → | ||||
| 15 | 38 | AFI afi.com | Ten more worth your time | Film preservation & lists. |
What it is: Film preservation & lists. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit afi.com → | ||||
| 16 | 34 | Sight and Sound bfi.org.uk | Ten more worth your time | BFI's film magazine. |
What it is: BFI's film magazine. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit bfi.org.uk → | ||||
| 17 | 30 | JustWatch justwatch.com | Ten more worth your time | Where to stream it. |
What it is: Where to stream it. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Film & Actors source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit justwatch.com → | ||||