Find movies through friends whose taste you understand

Put a friend’s enthusiasm in context

You probably know someone whose thriller suggestions work for you and whose comedy favorites rarely do. ReelRecs helps make that difference visible, so a recommendation comes with more context than “you have to watch this.”

Open Feed → Friends to see ratings from people you follow. Tap a title that interests you, check your personal Rec Score and open Where to Watch. Save it if you want to come back later. You can discover through another person while keeping your own taste in the choice.

Find people worth following

Use Find Friends to search by name or username. Suggested people can show mutual connections and how many titles they have rated. Open a profile to explore the movies and shows behind their taste before following.

Someone who shares a favorite may introduce you to an unfamiliar film. A friend with very different opinions can still be worth following for their perspective. You decide which voices belong in your feed.

You can also follow a particular curated list when its theme interests you more than every title its creator rates.

Open Taste Match to understand the number

When a Taste Match percentage is available on a profile, tap it. The explanation can show titles where your ratings agree, titles where they split, and genres that connect your tastes. The app identifies the basis of the comparison, including shared ratings when available.

The percentage is a summary of similarity. The examples tell you how to use it. A match does not promise that you will enjoy every recommendation from that person; a lower match can still hide a shared love of a particular kind of story.

That makes the detail especially valuable when you are deciding whether to try a suggestion outside your usual habits. Look for agreement on a title that matters to you, then see what else that person enjoyed.

One shared favorite can coexist with a clear disagreement

The illustration above uses an anonymous comparison from the app. Both people rated Silicon Valley highly: 9.7 and 9.6. Their opinions on Curb Your Enthusiasm differed: 5.9 and 9.8.

“We both like comedy” would miss that distinction. The title pairs give you a more useful picture: this person shares one comic favorite, while another style of comedy divided you. If they recommend another show, you can look at the premise and your personal score with that history in mind.

ReelRecs also surfaces genre agreement and cards comparing individual titles. Read the number of shared titles and the comparison described on each card. A handful of shared opinions is a starting point that becomes more informative as both profiles develop.

Go from their rating to your next watch

Suppose a friend’s rating brings a film into your feed. Open the title and read enough of its story to see whether it interests you. Your Rec Score predicts personal fit; the friend’s labeled rating records their opinion. Opening the score explanation gives you another connection to titles you know.

If it appeals tonight, choose a provider in Where to Watch. If it suits a different evening, bookmark it. You can keep a friend’s good suggestion without trying to remember where they mentioned it.

For recommendations outside ReelRecs, the friends’ recommendations guide shows how to bring a title from a message or conversation into the same flow.

When you are choosing together

Following someone helps with discovery over time. For a specific shared movie night, use Watch+. Joined members contribute their rated tastes to a Group Score, then Would Watch or Pass records whether a suggestion appeals now.

The distinction is practical: you might have closely matched tastes and still want different things tonight. Choose together in Watch+ when you want to settle the evening’s choice.

Start with the people you want, at your own pace

Personal recommendations work before you follow anyone. Friends can join later, and following one person does not require importing an entire social circle. Profile privacy affects which ratings and comparisons you can see.

Start with a person whose opinions interest you. Read one comparison, open one appealing title and decide whether to watch or save it. That is enough to make the social feed useful.