The Best Movie App for Couples
Stop the endless "what do you want to watch?" debate. Matinee is a free movie and TV app built for watching together — shared watchlists, friend activity feeds, and a Smart Optimizer that picks the perfect title for tonight.
What You Can Do With Friends on Matinee
Follow Each Other
Follow your partner on Matinee. See their ratings, reviews, and what they're adding to their watchlist in real time.
See Each Other's Watchlists
Your watchlist is visible to your partner. Browse what each of you wants to watch and find the overlap.
Smart Optimizer for Two
Let the Smart Watchlist Optimizer rank your combined watchlist by shared taste — no more scrolling through 50 titles.
Compare Ratings
See how your ratings compare with your partner's on every movie and show. Spot whose taste you share most.
Discover Together
Find movies and shows your partner loved that you haven't seen yet — personalized discovery through someone you trust.
Find Where to Stream
For any title, see which of your streaming subscriptions has it. No more switching apps to check.
Perfect For
Date nights
Pick something you'll both enjoy in seconds, not minutes.
Couch nights
Work through your shared watchlist together.
Long distance
Watch the same movies separately and compare notes.
Movie marathons
Plan a movie marathon with titles you both want to see.
What is Matinee?
Matinee is a free movie and TV tracking app for iOS and Android. Follow friends (or your partner), see their watchlist and ratings, and use the Smart Watchlist Optimizer to decide what to watch together tonight.
How It Works
Both download Matinee
Free on iOS and Android. Setup takes under a minute.
Follow each other
Search by username and follow your partner.
Add titles to your watchlists
Each of you saves movies and shows you want to watch.
Use Tonight Mode to decide
Swipe through mood-based suggestions and pick something you both want.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — Matinee is excellent for couples. Follow each other, build a shared watchlist, compare ratings, and use the Smart Optimizer to pick tonight's movie together. Free on iOS and Android.
Yes. Once you follow each other on Matinee, you'll see their activity in your feed — what they're watching, rating, and adding to their watchlist.
Matinee lets you build individual watchlists and see each other's saved titles. The Smart Watchlist Optimizer can rank your combined watchlist to find the best match for both of you.
You can each build your own watchlist and follow each other — so both watchlists are visible to each other. The social feed shows new additions in real time.
Matinee. Follow each other, save movies and shows to your watchlists, and use Tonight Mode to swipe through options until you both agree. Free on iOS and Android.
Yes. All social features — following each other, seeing watchlists and ratings, and using the activity feed — are completely free. An optional Pro upgrade adds AI search and the Smart Watchlist Optimizer.
Try Matinee Free Today
Track movies and TV shows with friends. Free on iOS and Android.