Original List

1. Happy New Year! Watch a 2022 film you didn’t get around to watching last year.

2. Watch a film funded by Film4.

3. Watch an Alfred Hitchcock film.

4. Watch a documentary from your watchlist. 

5. Watch a film covered in the podcast.

6. Top 250 Narrative Feature Films. Watch one of the films on the list.

7. If you regularly take part in the Scavenger Hunts you probably have a ‘graveyard’ list of the films you didn’t get around to watching. Watch one from your list, or someone else’s if you don’t have your own. My list.

8. Watch a film featuring an actor you would cast as the next James Bond.

9. Watch a film starring one of the stars listed (and create your own list if you want to take part). 

10. Watch a film starring Jackson.

11. Watch a film written and/or directed by black women. 

12. Lynne Ramsay is one of my favourite directors. Watch one of her films, or one from her 50 favourite films.

13. Watch a horror film on Friday the 13th. If you dare.

14. Watch a film from the year you turned 5.

15. Watch a film starring someone from one of your favourite tv shows.

16. We are halfway through a long month. Watch a film under 90 minutes long.

17. The legendary Betty White would have been 100 years old today. Watch a film starring Betty to celebrate.

18. Watch a film adapted from a book you haven’t read.

19. The BAFTA nominations will be announced today. Watch a previous Best Film winner. [Watchlist sub]

20. It’s David Lynch’s birthday today. Watch one of his movies. [Watchlist sub]

21. Teen/coming-of-age movies from the 90’s is a popular prompt but what about a teen film from before 1990? 

22. Watch a Chinese film to celebrate Chinese New Year.

23. Watch a non-English LGBT+ film.

24. The 5 Oscar nominees for Best International Feature will be announced today. Watch one of the 92 films on the longlist.

25. Watch a movie filmed in Scotland.

26. Watch a film by a director you would want to direct the biopic of your life.

27. Watch a film starring an actor from the film you are most looking forward to in 2023.

28. Browse by your favourite genre on Letterboxd and watch one of your first 5 unwatched in the list.

29. Watch a previous Grand Dury Prize: Dramatic winner. 

30. Watch a film featuring Tilda Swinton.

31. LGBT+ History Month begins tomorrow in the UK. To celebrate, watch a film from this list (or any other UK queer film).

If you want to sub any of the prompts you can watch something from your own watchlist or a female directed film.