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What up haters?! Another movie challenge??? Yuup, if you’re reading this, then you are formally invited to participate in the first annual Hater Club Movie Challenge™️!!

This is not a challenge to hate on films. This is a year long challenge featuring cybergoths, dead cops, creepy kids, dead kids, dysfunctional families, cult movie stars, A24 vibes, bad vibes, good vibes, and nothing in-between. Thanks beveyhills for helping come up with prompts!

If you want to participate, make a new Letterboxd list called “Hater Club Movie Challenge 2025” using the prompts provided below to select one movie you’ve never seen before that fits the criteria for each week and add it to your list.

Hater Club Movie Challenge 2025 Weekly Prompts:
Week 1: A24 Vibes Week
Week 2: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Week
Week 3: Found Footage Week
Week 4: MTV Films Week
Week 5: Pam Grier Week
Week 6: Drinking The Kool-Aid Week
Week 7: Romance Week (No Rom-Coms Allowed!)
Week 8: Jordan Peele Week
Week 9: Sigma Female Week
Week 10: Dark Comedy Week
Week 11: Possession / Exorcism Week
Week 12: Studio Ghibli Week
Week 13: Prison Week
Week 14: Cop Killer / ACAB Week
Week 15: Kristen Wiig Week
Week 16: We're So Fucked Week
Week 17: Puff Puff Pass (Stoner Comedy) Week
Week 18: Substance Abuse Week
Week 19: Cybergoth & Nu Metal Cinema Week
Week 20: Robin Williams Week
Week 21: Stop Motion Week
Week 22: Evil & Creepy Kids Week
Week 23: Chuck Norris vs Steven Seagal Week (choose your fighter)
Week 24: Hicksploitation Week
Week 25: Brat Summer 💚 Week
Week 26: Jóhann Jóhannsson Week
Week 27: Hood Cinema Week
Week 28: Self-Realization / Coming of Age Week
Week 29: Willem Dafoe Week
Week 30: Gender-Bending Week
Week 31: Have you seen the Original? Week
Week 32: Greta Gerwig Recommendation Week
Week 33: Hopeless Cinema Week
Week 34: Trilogy Week (1 of 3)
Week 35: Trilogy Week (2 of 3)
Week 36: Trilogy Week (3 of 3)
Week 37: So Bad It’s Good Week
Week 38: Stephen King Week
Week 39: That’s Fucked Up Week
Week 40: NEON Week
Week 41: Remake Week
Week 42: Body Horror Week
Week 43: Based on a True Story Week
Week 44: Jake Gyllenhaal Week
Week 45: Show Me That Dick Week
Week 46: Heists, Cons, and Scams Week
Week 47: Sex Work Week
Week 48: Meme Culture Week
Week 49: The Sweetest Taboo Guide (Child Kills) Week
Week 50: Ray Liotta Week
Week 51: Dysfunctional Families Week
Week 52: ChatGPT Recommendation Week

Find more info for each prompt in the notes section or just use the list we linked. It’s not that serious, watch them in order, out of order, all at the same time, we don’t care.

Don’t forget to post a link to your list in the comments so we can keep track of everyone participating and use the tags “haterclub” and “haterclub2025” for your lists and reviews each week.

Disclaimer: The Hater Club Movie Challenge™️ is not about hating on films. Instead, it’s about exploring movies you might have overlooked, avoided, or have been in your watchlist for too long. The goal is to challenge your preferences, break out of your comfort zone, and maybe even discover a new favorite along the way. Let’s keep it fun, respectful, and open-minded while watching some movies!

2 > 3.9
25 > 3.4
17 > 2.9
8 > 2.4