The Movie & TV App Built for Watching Together
Most movie apps are solo experiences. Matinee is built around the people you actually watch with. Follow friends, see what they're watching in real time, share your reviews, and discover your next watch through people whose taste you trust.
What You Can Do With Friends on Matinee
See your friends' activity feed
See what your friends are watching, rating, and reviewing in real time.
Share your watchlist
Your watchlist is shareable — friends can see what you're planning to watch next.
Read honest reviews from friends
Get opinions from people you know and trust, not random strangers on the internet.
Personalised recommendations
Discover movies and TV shows based on what your network loves.
Discover hidden gems
Find titles you'd never discover on your own through friends with similar taste.
Perfect For
Couples
Sync your watchlists, never argue about what to watch.
Friend groups
See everyone's ratings before picking a movie night film.
Families
Share what you're watching with family members.
Film lovers
Build a community around great cinema.
What is Matinee?
Matinee is a free iOS app for tracking movies and TV shows with friends. Log everything you watch, rate and review titles, build a watchlist, and see where to stream — all while following friends and discovering what they're watching.
How It Works
Download Matinee
Get Matinee free on the App Store for iOS.
Follow your friends
Find and follow friends to build your network.
See their activity
See their ratings, reviews, and recommendations in your feed.
Build your watchlist
Add anything interesting straight to your watchlist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Matinee has a social feed where you can follow friends and see their activity — what they're watching, their ratings, and their reviews.
Matinee is great for couples. You can follow each other, share your watchlists, and use the Smart Optimiser to find the perfect movie to watch together tonight.
Yes. Your Matinee watchlist is shareable, and friends can see your activity in their feed once they follow you.
It's a movie and TV tracker with a social layer. You follow real friends (not strangers), see what they're watching, and get recommendations from people whose taste you actually trust.
Yes. Matinee is completely free to download and use. A Pro upgrade unlocks advanced AI search and removes ads.
Try Matinee Free Today
Track movies and TV shows with friends. Free on iOS.