Letterboxd Film & Review Scraper
Pricing
from $3.50 / 1,000 films
Letterboxd unofficial API: scrape film ratings, reviews, cast & user watchlists. Export Letterboxd data to CSV/JSON. No login, no public API needed.
You can access the Letterboxd Film & Review Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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