Letterboxd Movie Assistant

Shows a page action for imdb/rotten tomatoes film pages to go to the letterboxd equivalant
What is Letterboxd Movie Assistant?
The 'Letterboxd Movie Assistant' is a thoughtfully designed Chrome extension that adds an icon in the address bar when visiting IMDB film pages. Clicking this icon, a new tab opens, leading you directly to the Letterboxd equivalent. Please note that following the removal of the Rotten Tomatoes' public API, compatibility with Rotten Tomatoes has ceased. Enjoy seamless browsing and discover additional film insights with this handy tool.

Extension stats

Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.60 (25)
Version: 0.2 (Last updated: 2019-01-14)
Creation date: 2019-01-13
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0*
  • http://www.rottentomatoes.com/*
  • http://www.imdb.com/*
  • http://letterboxd.com/*
Size: 130.05K

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Extension summary

Adds an icon in the address bar that comes up on Imdb and Rotten Tomatoes film pages. By pressing this icon a new tab will open that goes to the letterboxd film page.

*Note: This extension is not made by the letterboxd team but someone who is a big fan of their site!

Update 4/17/15 - Fixed the bug with Rotten Tomatoes so its now working again from there! Update 1/13/19 - Extension still works for IMDB but no longer works with Rotten Tomatoes since they removed their public API.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well for finding movies from IMDb
  • Very helpful for quickly accessing movies on Letterboxd
  • Facilitates searching titles from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes
  • Works perfectly for many users
Cons
  • Sometimes confuses movie titles or redirects incorrectly
  • Not updated to support 8-digit titles
  • No keyboard shortcut for activation
  • Not working for some users
Most mentioned
  • Works perfectly
  • Facilitates searching
  • Confusion with title matching
  • Not supporting keyboard shortcuts
Recent reviews
This: var re = /tt\d\d\d\d\d\d\d/i; needs to change to this: var re = /tt\d+/i; for the extensions to be fixed. Right now it doesn't work all of the time.
by Pulkit Anand, 2024-05-25

Works well but sometimes gets very confused. e.g. From IMDB: “Nope (2022),” the extension took me directly to LB: “Spandex Man 2007”. <?> Sometimes LB has no matched entry from IMDB, but that’s on LB, not this still useful extension.
by Alias Nineteen, 2023-08-25

I'd give this extension five stars if it supported activation via a keyboard shortcut.
by Pablo Stafforini, 2023-08-09
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Letterboxd Movie Assistant requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Letterboxd Movie Assistant has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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