What Is the Letterboxd Daily Game and How Do You Play the Daily Challenge?

The Letterboxd daily game on Letterrankd is a "Higher or Lower" film-score guessing game: two films appear side by side, one Letterboxd rating is shown, and you guess whether the hidden film's rating is higher or lower. The Daily Challenge gives everyone the same 10 rounds and resets at midnight local time, while Freeplay lets you keep playing endlessly. No account, signup, or ads are required.

How the core game works

Each round shows two films with their title, director, year, and Letterboxd score. One score is visible; the other is hidden as ?.??. You pick Higher or Lower based on your sense of how the hidden film is rated on Letterboxd.

• Correct guess: your streak continues and the hidden score is revealed.
• Wrong guess: the run ends.
• Tie: equal scores count as correct, so an exact match won't break your streak.

The game draws from a database of films spanning cult classics to recent releases, so it tests how well you actually know what Letterboxd users rate highly—not just which films are famous.

Daily Challenge vs. Freeplay

The Daily Challenge is the "daily game" proper: a fixed set of 10 rounds that everyone faces on the same day. Because it resets at midnight local time, your window to play is the calendar day. Freeplay is the low-stakes mode—useful for warming up or learning the rating landscape before your daily attempt.

Step-by-step: playing the Daily Challenge

1. Open Letterrankd in your browser (no login needed).
2. Choose Daily Challenge.
3. For each of the 10 rounds, read the visible score and the two films' details.
4. Select Higher or Lower for the hidden score.
5. Continue until you miss or finish all 10 rounds.
6. Share your result to compare with friends.

Expected result: a completed run with a streak score you can share. If you miss early, the run ends—but per the site's update notes, closing the game-over screen lets you see both films and their scores, which is your review opportunity.

Tips for keeping a streak alive

• Anchor on the visible score. A hidden film only needs to beat (or fall below) one number, so judge relative to that value rather than trying to recall an exact rating.
• Use director and year as signals. Acclaimed directors and consensus classics tend to sit high; divisive blockbusters and mixed-reception releases often land in the middle.
• Watch for near-ties. Since ties count as correct, a hidden score that looks close to the visible one is a safer bet than it appears.
• Review misses. After a failed run, check both revealed scores and note where your intuition was off—recent releases are a common blind spot, and the site has been actively adding newer films to its database.
• Practice in Freeplay first. Endless mode lets you calibrate your sense of the rating scale without spending your daily attempt.

Common sticking points

• "Is it really free?" Yes—the site states it is completely free with no account, signup, or ads.
• "Can I replay the daily?" The Daily Challenge is one set of films per day, resetting at midnight local time; for unlimited play, use Freeplay.
• "What if the scores are equal?" Ties are treated as correct, so either guess can keep your streak in that case.
• "I missed a round—can I see the answer?" Closing the game-over screen reveals both films and their scores, so you can learn from the miss.

If you want a quick daily film-knowledge check with a shareable score, the Daily Challenge is the mode to play; if you'd rather build intuition first, start in Freeplay.