Build Letterboxd
NOT REALLYreplaces $1.58/mosaves $18.96/yrback to the verdict
Before step 1
you will need
- TMDB API key for film metadata and posters
- Node 20+
- SQLite (no server to run)
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for Letterboxd. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Every other human: friends' ratings, popular reviews, comment threads
- Curated and community lists, which are most of the discovery value
- Aggregate ratings and the histogram that tells you if a film is divisive or just bad
- Mobile apps, offline logging, share cards, streaming availability data
- Importing your existing history back out of anything without a CSV wrangle
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more social media.