Frequently Asked Questions

What is TheReelist?

TheReelist is a website dedicated to gathering and sharing the best movie information on the Internet. There are billions of web pages about film these days - at blogs, media outlets, tube sites, and many others. We “thoughtfully aggregate” the best of it and bring it to you here throughout the day.

What’s the biggest difference between TheReelist and other film websites?

Many movie websites these days are nothing more than collections of trailers, reviews, or celebrity gossip. Other “industry” pages have become clearinghouses for casting news - the vast majority of which ends up being later changed, or for movies that are never made or released.

TheReelist is explicitly NOT any of that. This site was founded on the premise that there are millions of movie fans out there that want to find out more about their favorite films, actors and directors without spending three minutes glued to a tiny screen, hearing whom someone may or may not be sleeping with; or being told about a movie that may or may not be made two years from now. There’s simply too much other good online content about movies that’s easily missed - quality, thought-provoking interviews, essays, actor profiles, art projects, humor pieces and more.

Our mission is to gather and share only content that will allow you to learn something new about an actor, director or film.

What’s the other biggest difference?

We want your help! This is a community-built site. We can’t possibly find every amazing web page about movies out there, which is why we rely on you to join us by sharing your own favorite links.

How do I submit an article?

First, log in to TheReelist using your Facebook profile, in the upper righthand corner of the screen. (If you don’t have a Facebook profile yet, click here to sign up - it only takes a few minutes.) Once you’re logged in, simply copy and paste the URL you want to share into the ‘New Article’ field at the top of any page on TheReelist. From there, you can write a title for your post, a brief description, add tags, and choose a photo to include.

Are there conventions for article submissions I should be aware of?

Only a few. First, please try to limit tagging to only names of films, actors, or directors. (We’re not trying to recreate IMDB, after all.) Second, if you’re posting a link to something that’s not new or comes from a popular website, there’s a chance it’s already on TheReelist somewhere - you can always run a quick keyword scan in our real-time search field to make sure someone else hasn’t posted it already.

Lastly, we ask you to adhere to the spirit of the site, and NOT post links to trailer parks, gossip sites or casting news!

Do you ever edit or delete posted articles?

We firmly believe in and respect the community aspect of TheReelist, and thus we will only alter posts if absolutely necessary. Such situations may include posts that appear to come from spambots or fake Facebook accounts; posts that include profanity or vulgar language; and posts with broken or spam-related links.

More commonly, we also occasionally have to fix typos in tags, so that a post will show up in later searches for specific actors, directors or films.

Are you able to obtain my Facebook login info?

No. Only Facebook has access to your profile login information. Like thousands of interactive websites now do, we integrated TheReelist with Facebook in order to make it easier for users to share pages using existing social media accounts, and give you the opportunity to also share your posts on Facebook as well.

Do articles I share on TheReelist automatically get posted to my Facebook Wall, too?

No. The only time anything gets posted to your Facebook Wall is if you click “Like” on an article on our site. Even then, you’ll be prompted to decide if you want to share your “Like” on Facebook or not. Either way is cool with us - we know not everyone wants to bombard their Facebook profile with posts.

Feel free to “Like” your own post(s) anytime, especially if you want to also share it on Facebook.

When and who started TheReelist?

TheReelist was founded in the beginning of 2011 as a Twitter feed (follow us at @TheReelist) while construction on this website commenced after that. The website was publicly launched in March 2011. The founders consist of avid movie fans from Los Angeles, Denver and New York City who hold day jobs in website development, film production, journalism and other fields.

How do I contact TheReelist?

To contact the founders of the site, you can either follow us on Twitter (@TheReelist) or send an email to Evans at TheReelist dot com.