SubTrends

Averages 203 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
203 16%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
230 19%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
52 12%
Activity Rank #264 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#264 Top 1% 78
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.
28%
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.
54%

r/movies 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 (68 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
17%
10–99
36%
100–999
31%
1K+
16%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 28%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 84
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 29.7K

r/movies Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 6 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/movies Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion2.5K (40.8%)39
News873 (14.3%)799
Question635 (10.4%)24
Recommendation414 (6.8%)35
Media358 (5.9%)304
Review312 (5.1%)79
Trailer303 (5.0%)196
Article264 (4.3%)499
Poster154 (2.5%)955
Spoilers111 (1.8%)13

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

50%text posts

r/movies Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
movie
1.2K (19.5%)
13759
movies
665 (10.9%)
6271
film
399 (6.5%)
28469
official
226 (3.7%)
514118
trailer
209 (3.4%)
32666
watch
202 (3.3%)
2981
first
190 (3.1%)
56078
best
185 (3.0%)
17455
time
153 (2.5%)
35163
good
150 (2.5%)
4058

r/movies Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com260213
deadline.com252395
youtu.be24584
variety.com198769
hollywoodreporter.com117927
forbes.com16205
screendaily.com1593
theplaylist.net152.3K
indiewire.com141.4K
theguardian.com11304

r/movies Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/movies Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/movies FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/movies is most active on Wednesdays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/movies?

r/movies averages 203 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/movies get?

Posts on r/movies average about 230 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/movies get most?

On r/movies, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts