Film Canon: Cinephile Guide
Track Movies, Learn & Quiz
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Film Canon is the daily companion for cinephiles, film buffs, and film students who want more from cinema than a watchlist app can offer.
Track every film you've seen. Rank your all-time favorites. Curate your own Programme. Cast a ballot in a real community poll. Study film history. Then test yourself with a growing set of daily puzzles built for people who take cinema seriously.
— WHY FILM CANON
Most movie apps help you pass time. Film Canon helps you discover cinema worth remembering — carefully curated films from every era: silent masterpieces, international classics, modern auteurs, overlooked gems, and the essential works of world cinema. No endless scrolling. No disposable algorithmic feed.
— DAILY FILM PUZZLES
• Four of a Kind — sort 16 films into 4 hidden groups of 4, by decade, genre, country, or director
• Cinedle — guess the secret film of the day from five clues, vaguest first
• Timeline — arrange 5 films oldest to newest before the window shrinks
• Quote Trivia, Poster Reveal & Cinema Crosswords — the daily classics
Earn points, build a streak, and climb the rank.
— CINEMA CHALLENGES THAT KEEP GROWING
• The Duel — one tap between two films at a time quietly builds your own all-time ranked top 10
• The Programme — curate your own double (or triple) bill around a theme and share the card
• The Ballot — submit your personal top 10, aggregated live into a real community poll
• The Screening Room — one film for the whole membership every week; other members' notes stay sealed until you write your own
• The Monthly Card — a 3x3 challenge refreshed every month: a silent film, a 3-hour epic, a country you've never seen, a director's earliest work
• Cinema Passport — see exactly which countries and decades of film history you've covered, and which you haven't
— A DAILY RITUAL FOR FILM LOVERS
• Film of the Day — one handpicked masterpiece to explore
• Quote of the Day — memorable lines from film history
• Curated collections spanning the full history of cinema
(Pro unlocks up to 3 daily picks for deeper study)
— CURATED FILM LISTS YOU WON'T FIND ELSEWHERE
• Greatest Films of All Time & Best of the 21st Century
• French New Wave, Japanese Classics, Italian Neorealism
• Essential Film Adaptations & Thematic Deep Dives
• Director retrospectives and national cinema collections
— LEARN FILM HISTORY, NOT JUST TRIVIA
Bite-sized lessons built like a film school syllabus:
• Cinematic movements, from German Expressionism to New Hollywood
• Auteur studies of legendary directors
• Visual storytelling — framing, blocking, montage
— YOUR PERSONAL FILM LOG & WATCHLIST
• A movie diary for everything you've watched and want to watch
• Rate, review, and revisit your own film history
• See how your taste compares to other members'
— SHARE YOUR TASTE
• Share Cards — high-contrast graphics of your rankings, quotes, and reviews, ready for Instagram Stories
• PDF Export — turn your personal film canon into a print-ready document
— DEEP CONTEXT ON EVERY FILM
Every detail page includes historical analysis, trivia, "Did You Know?" facts, and community reviews — because a great film deserves more than a title and a star rating.
Whether you're discovering Tarkovsky for the first time, revisiting Bergman, working through Kurosawa's filmography, or hunting for an obscure arthouse gem — Film Canon is a home for people who take cinema seriously.
Cinema is too vast to navigate randomly. Start with the films that matter.
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Six new cinema challenges, plus three daily puzzles built for people who never skip the credits.
NEW CHALLENGES
• The Duel — pick a winner between two films, one tap at a time, and quietly build your own all-time top 10
• The Programme — curate your own double (or triple) bill around a theme and share the card
• The Ballot — submit your top 10 to a live, running community poll
• The Screening Room — one film for the whole membership every week, notes sealed until you write your own
• The Monthly Card — a fresh 3x3 challenge every month that rewards leaving your comfort zone
• Cinema Passport — see exactly which countries and decades of film history you've covered
NEW DAILY PUZZLES
• Four of a Kind — sort 16 films into 4 hidden groups of 4
• Cinedle — guess the secret film of the day in as few clues as possible
• Timeline — arrange five films oldest to newest before the window shrinks
Update now — there's a lot more Film Canon to explore.
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Information
- Seller
- Aram Hakobyan
- Size
- 69.5 MB
- Category
- Entertainment
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Unlock Premium Features $6.99
- Copyright
- © Aram Hakobyan