Rank the year’s best movies with your movie group
Every December, critics publish their best-of lists and group chats argue about them. Make your own instead. Add the movies your group actually saw this year, in theaters or at home, to a Rankd and send the link. Everyone ranks privately, and the result is your group’s list of the year, from first to last. It works for a movie club, a podcast crew or friends who share a streaming login. Do it before awards season so you can compare.
- The sci-fi epic we saw in IMAX
- The horror movie everyone talked about
- That quiet indie drama
- The animated sequel
- The surprise comedy hit
- The awards-season biopic
Free. Add your own options (these are just examples), then send one link to your group.
Why ranking beats a regular poll here
- Private rankings let the one fan of the divisive art film rank it first without a debate.
- The combined order gives your group its own year-end list to hold up against the critics.
- Friends in other cities rank from the same link.
How it works
- Add the question and 3 to 30 options
- Send one private link to the group
- Everyone ranks privately, in about a minute
- You reveal the winner
Tips
- Trim the list in the chat first to the movies most of the group has seen.
- Keep it to your top six to eight contenders, so the bottom of the list still gets real thought.
- Run it again with the same group next December and compare the lists.
Questions
What if not everyone saw every movie?
Ask people to rank movies they haven’t seen toward the bottom, or trim the list to the films most of the group saw. Trimming works better, since one unseen movie can drag down a favorite.
Can people see how I ranked?
No. Each person’s order stays private. Everyone sees the group’s final order and where they personally landed, never anyone else’s individual ranking.
Is it free? Does everyone need the app?
Rankd is free and runs in the browser, so there is nothing to download. Friends open the link from any group chat (iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, email) and rank in about a minute.