View on Letterboxd ↗New York Times opinion columnist who co-hosts the film podcast Unclear and Present Danger.
- Diary entries
- 1,657
- Unique films
- 1,502
- Rated films
- 1,494(average 3.4★)
- Liked films
- 376
Taste at a glance
Ratings given
- 0.5 stars: 2 films, 0.1 percent
- 1.0 stars: 11 films, 0.7 percent
- 1.5 stars: 46 films, 3 percent
- 2.0 stars: 132 films, 9 percent
- 2.5 stars: 134 films, 9 percent
- 3.0 stars: 279 films, 19 percent
- 3.5 stars: 320 films, 21 percent
- 4.0 stars: 351 films, 23 percent
- 4.5 stars: 156 films, 10 percent
- 5.0 stars: 63 films, 4 percent
Most loved
Films watched by release decade
- 1920s5
- 1930s27
- 1940s32
- 1950s53
- 1960s51
- 1970s123
- 1980s187
- 1990s272
- 2000s160
- 2010s298
- 2020s294
Films watched by year
- 173
- 188
- 252
- 211
- 213
- 232
- 151
- 143
- 94
Recent diary entries
The 50 most recent films Jamelle Bouie logged on Letterboxd, refreshed daily.
| Film | Rating | Watched |
|---|---|---|
| The Crime of the Century2021 | ★★★½ | |
| Stavros Halkias: Uncle Stav2026 | ★★★½ | |
| My Name Is Bulger2021 | ★★★ | |
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace1999 | ★★½ | |
| Hoodlum1997 | ★★★½ | |
| The Crash2026 | ||
| Under Siege1992RewatchLiked | ||
| The Lost Weekend1945Liked | ★★★★½ | |
| Mortal Kombat II2026 | ★★ | |
| Talk Radio1988Rewatch | ★★★½ | |
| Some Like It Hot1959 | ★★★★½ | |
| Something the Lord Made2004 | ★★★½ | |
| Repo Man1984 | ★★★★ | |
| Marty, Life Is Short2026 | ★★★½ | |
| Coyote vs. Acme2026 | ★★★½ | |
| Ace in the Hole1951 | ★★★★ | |
| The X-Files1998 | ★★½ | |
| The Last Temptation of Christ1988RewatchLiked | ★★★★½ | |
| The Apartment1960Liked | ★★★★★ | |
| PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie2026 | ||
| Showdown in Little Tokyo1991 | ★★★ | |
| The Apprentice2024 | ★★★ | |
| The Usual Suspects1995 | ★★★★ | |
| The Racket1951 | ★★★ | |
| John Adams2008 | ★★★★ | |
| Return of the Jedi1983Rewatch | ★★★★ | |
| Blackhat2015Rewatch | ★★★½ | |
| The Odyssey2026 | ★★★½ | |
| The Rip2026 | ★★½ | |
| The Empire Strikes Back1980RewatchLiked | ★★★★★ | |
| A History of Violence2005 | ★★★★ | |
| Minions & Monsters2026 | ★★★½ | |
| Caught Stealing2025 | ★★½ | |
| The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option2001 | ★★★ | |
| Star Wars1977Liked | ★★★★½ | |
| The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All1999Liked | ★★½ | |
| eXistenZ1999 | ★★★½ | |
| Gattaca1997RewatchLiked | ★★★★ | |
| Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie2025Liked | ★★★★ | |
| Citizen Vigilante2026 | ½ | |
| Confirmation2016 | ★★★ | |
| The Pawnbroker1964Liked | ★★★★½ | |
| The Hunt for Red October1990RewatchLiked | ★★★★½ | |
| Armageddon1998RewatchLiked | ★★★ | |
| The Enemy Below1957 | ★★★ | |
| K.O.2025 | ★★★ | |
| Hannah Arendt2012 | ★★★ | |
| Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War2026 | ★ | |
| Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere2026 | ★★★½ | |
| The Substitute 2: School's Out1998 | ★★ |