SubTrends

Averages 8 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 8 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (56%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
8 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
5 59%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
19 28%
Activity Rank #17,887 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#17,887 242
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
10%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
41%

r/films Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (61 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
61%
10–99
39%
100–999
0%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 38%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 74

r/films Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 8 AM
Wed 8 AM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 2 AM
Sat 1 PM

r/films Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion119 (52.2%)6
Questions52 (22.8%)5
Review17 (7.5%)2
Recommendation16 (7.0%)15
Media9 (3.9%)3
Poll6 (2.6%)1
Fan Art3 (1.3%)1
Scenes / Clips3 (1.3%)0
Trailers3 (1.3%)3

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

56%text posts

r/films Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
movie
54 (23.6%)
526
film
40 (17.5%)
516
movies
38 (16.6%)
535
films
21 (9.2%)
314
good
21 (9.2%)
622
watch
19 (8.3%)
413
best
14 (6.1%)
929
favorite
11 (4.8%)
216
ever
11 (4.8%)
923
most
10 (4.4%)
443

r/films Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be161

r/films Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/films Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/films FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/films?

Based on posting volume, r/films is most active on Tuesdays around 8 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/films?

r/films averages 8 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/films get?

Posts on r/films average about 5 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/films get most?

On r/films, most posts are text posts (56%)