https://moviemates.social/deals/melbourne 2026-10-14 weekly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/deals/sydney 2026-10-14 weekly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/deals/brisbane 2026-10-14 weekly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/deals 2026-10-14 weekly 0.8 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/cinema-deals-today.png moviemates.social Cinema Deals — cheap movie ticket days at Australian cinemas The Cinema Deals screen in moviemates.social showing Cheapest Today ($10 at Reading Cinemas) and discount days at Hoyts, Event, Village, Dendy, and Palace Cinemas in Australia. https://moviemates.social/press 2026-10-14 monthly 0.6 https://moviemates.social/download 2026-10-16 weekly 0.8 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/email-home.png moviemates.social Home — upcoming booked session, squad ratings, and recent reviews The MovieMates Home tab showing your upcoming booked session, what your squad just rated, and your recent reviews. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/03-myfilms.png moviemates.social My Films & Shared Lists The MovieMates My Films tab showing Watched, Watchlist, Drafts, and co-curated Shared Lists with mates. https://moviemates.social/ 2026-10-16 weekly 1.0 https://moviemates.social/assets/brand/og-card.png moviemates.social — Bringing the social magic back to movies The cinema-obsessed social movie app made in Melbourne for people who actually go to the pictures. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/02-discover.png moviemates.social Discover — Trending Now & Currently at Cinema The Discover tab on moviemates.social showing Trending Now films, Currently at Cinema hits, Coming to Australia Cinemas, and genre filters. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/what-should-i-watch.png moviemates.social What Should I Watch? & Moviematches — conversational AI film picker Select who's watching, filter by streaming services, tap mood chips, or launch Moviematches to swipe through unseen films together. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/11-squad-polls.png moviemates.social Squad Hub — mates, Group Decisions & Shared Lists The Squad Hub on moviemates.social showing your squad of mates, Group Decisions poll launcher, and co-curated shared watchlists. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-hub.png moviemates.social MM Wallet — tickets, cards & cinemas in one spot The MM Wallet Hub showing your upcoming session countdown with gate-ready barcode, 37 ticket stubs, 3 membership cards, and 13 cinemas visited. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-tickets.png moviemates.social Ticket Stubs Wallet — every cinema ticket preserved Searchable digital keepsake ticket stubs with seat allocations, Xtremescreen and D-BOX format badges, upcoming countdowns, and 1-tap ticket scanning. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/07-wrapped.png moviemates.social Wrapped — Monthly & Yearly cinema stories The Wrapped screen on moviemates.social showing your cinema stats (120 films, 242 hours, 80% average) and The Enthusiastic Deep Thinker persona. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/08-insights.png moviemates.social Your Ratings & Insights — personal cinema DNA Personal viewing analytics showing 120 films rated, 80% average, 7-week rating streak, score spread histogram, and highest vs lowest rated films. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/03-myfilms.png moviemates.social My Films & Shared Lists — franchise watch order Co-curated franchise watchlists with mates for The Avengers, Star Wars, The Jack Ryan, and X-Men organized in story order. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/new-to-streaming.png moviemates.social New to Streaming — Australian arrivals on Paramount+, Netflix & Disney+ The New to Streaming feed tagging your active Australian streaming services with YOURS badges across Paramount+, Netflix, and Disney+. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/ask-anything.png moviemates.social Ask Anything About Movies — smart search Universal conversational search on moviemates.social — describe a plot, name an actor or director, or jump to any mate or app screen. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/rate-review.png moviemates.social Multi-Craft Film Rating Score films across 12 craft categories including Storyline, Set Design, Costumes, Prosthetics / Hair & Make-up, Cinematography, Special Effects, Soundtrack, Enjoyment, LOL Factor, Performances, and Action — plus Cringe Factor. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/share-card.png moviemates.social Share Card Builder Turn any film review into a custom share card with Percentage, Stars, or Both score modes and optional Instagram handle watermark. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/cinema-deals-today.png moviemates.social Cinema Deals — the cheapest cinema this week The Cinema Deals screen on moviemates.social leading with the cheapest cinema this week ($10 at Palace Cinemas), then every major Australian chain's discount pricing. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/email-fab.png moviemates.social Quick Actions Launcher The floating quick-actions speed dial on Home giving 1-tap access to What to Watch, Moviematches, Group Decisions, Coming to Screens, and Cinema Deals. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/email-curated.png moviemates.social What You'd Both Love — shared mate taste engine Collaborative recommendations showing films you and a mate would both love based on your highest-rated favourites. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/upto-recap.png moviemates.social Up-To Recap — spoiler-free plot recap Spoiler-free recap up to the exact minute you paused so you can pick up where you left off. https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/01-home.png moviemates.social App Tour — Bringing the social magic back to movies Full tour of the current moviemates.social app: Home & Quick Pick, Discover Trending Now & Cinema, What Should I Watch & Moviematches, Squad Hub & Group Decisions, MM Wallet keepsake stubs, Wrapped stories, and Insights analytics. https://moviemates.social/assets/demo.mp4 27 2026-10-16T00:00:00+11:00 yes https://moviemates.social/guides 2026-10-30 weekly 0.8 https://moviemates.social/guides/letterboxd-alternatives-australia 2026-10-30 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/rate-review.png Letterboxd Alternatives for Watching Movies With Mates (2026 Guide) Letterboxd is brilliant as a solo film diary, but picking a movie on Friday night with your squad takes different tools. Here is how modern film apps compare when you want craft-by-craft ratings, shared watchlists, and zero-argument group voting. https://moviemates.social/guides/how-to-pick-a-movie-with-friends 2026-10-30 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/11-squad-polls.png How to Pick a Movie With Friends in Under Two Minutes (Without Scrolling All Night) The classic movie night trap is spending 45 minutes browsing trailers while the food goes cold. Here is a practical system for getting three to eight mates to agree on a film in under two minutes. https://moviemates.social/guides/how-to-rate-movies-by-craft 2026-10-30 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/share-card.png How to Rate a Film Craft by Craft: A 10-Category Guide for Movie Lovers A single star rating flattens hundreds of artists' work into one blunt number. Breaking a film down by craft lets you celebrate a world-class score or costume department even when the third act stumbles. https://moviemates.social/guides/digital-cinema-ticket-wallet 2026-10-30 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-tickets.png How to Keep Every Cinema Ticket Stub in a Digital Wallet Paper stubs fade to blank white receipts in a shoebox, and PDF booking confirmations vanish in your inbox. The MM Wallet turns every trip to the pictures into a permanent digital keepsake stub. https://moviemates.social/guides/import-letterboxd-imdb-to-moviemates 2026-10-30 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/07-wrapped.png How to Import Your Letterboxd and IMDb Watch History in Two Minutes Your film history belongs to you. Whether you have logged 50 films or 2,000, here is how to bring your Letterboxd zip or IMDb CSV straight into moviemates.social without losing your watch dates or star ratings. https://moviemates.social/guides/where-to-stream-movies-australia 2026-10-30 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/new-to-streaming.png How to Find Where Any Movie Is Streaming in Australia Across Your Subscriptions Half the results on Google when you search 'where to stream' a movie are for American libraries. Here is how to see real Australian streaming, rental, and free-to-air availability tagged with the services you actually pay for. https://moviemates.social/guides/cheap-movie-tickets-perth-adelaide 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/cinema-deals-today.png Cheap Movie Tickets in Perth and Adelaide: Every Weekly Cinema Deal Going to the pictures in Perth or Adelaide does not have to cost $26 a seat. From $10 everyday sessions at Reading Belmont and West Lakes to Monday and Tuesday discounts at Palace Raine Square and Palace Nova, here is where to find the best value. https://moviemates.social/guides/star-wars-watch-order-release-vs-timeline 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/where-to-start.png Star Wars Watch Order for Mates: Release Date vs Chronological Timeline Every Star Wars marathon starts with the same argument on the couch: Episode IV first, or Episode I first? Here is when to pick Release Order, when to pick Timeline Order, and how to lock the list in with your mates. https://moviemates.social/guides/spoiler-free-movie-recap-paused-films 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/upto-recap.png Paused Halfway Through a Film? How to Get a Spoiler-Free Recap Up to Your Exact Minute Everyone has started a two-and-a-half-hour film on a Tuesday night, paused it halfway through to go to sleep, and come back on Friday having forgotten half the character names. Up-To Recap refreshes your memory up to your exact timestamp without spoiling a single frame ahead. https://moviemates.social/guides/shared-movie-watchlist-for-couples 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/email-curated.png How to Build a Shared Movie Watchlist With Your Partner (And Actually Watch It) A notes app list on one person’s phone gets forgotten by Friday night. Moving your movie list into a live shared watchlist with side-by-side taste matching turns picking a film into the easiest part of the evening. https://moviemates.social/guides/hoyts-vs-event-vs-village-loyalty-perks 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-hub.png Hoyts Rewards vs Cinebuzz vs Vrewards: Which Australian Cinema Loyalty Card Wins? Every major Australian cinema chain has its own loyalty club, some free and some paid. Here is what you actually get from Hoyts Rewards, Cinebuzz, Vrewards, Palace Movie Club, and Club Dendy, and how to keep every barcode in one place. https://moviemates.social/guides/marvel-avengers-watch-order-shared-list 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/03-myfilms.png How to Track an Avengers or X-Men Marathon With Your Squad in Story Order Franchise marathons fall apart when nobody remembers whether you are up to Days of Future Past or Age of Ultron. Shared Lists on moviemates.social lock the whole saga into numbered order so your squad stays in sync. https://moviemates.social/guides/what-makes-good-cinematography-rating-guide 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/rate-review.png How to Spot (and Score) Great Cinematography Even If You Did Not Go to Film School You do not need a film degree to know when a shot gives you goosebumps in the cinema. Here are the four simple questions to ask yourself when sliding the Cinematography score on moviemates.social. https://moviemates.social/guides/palace-cinemas-monday-royal-discount-guide 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/cinema-deals-today.png Why Monday Night at Palace Cinemas Is Australia's Best-Kept Cheap Movie Secret Almost everyone in Australia knows about Cheap Tuesday, which means Tuesday 7pm sessions are often packed. Palace Cinemas’ Royal Discount runs on both Mondays and Tuesdays from around $10 to $12, making Monday night the quietest bargain in Australian cinema. https://moviemates.social/guides/yearly-movie-wrapped-stats-any-month 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/07-wrapped.png Spotify Wrapped for Movies: How to See Your Monthly and Yearly Cinema Story You should not have to wait until the last week of December to see your year in film. On moviemates.social, your Yearly and Monthly Wrapped stories are playable any day of the year, complete with hours watched, top genres, cinema visits, and your custom critic persona. https://moviemates.social/guides/cast-movie-trailers-to-tv-playlist 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/tv-stream.png How to Turn Your Living Room TV Into an On-Demand New Release Trailer Night Half the fun of going to the pictures is watching the trailers before the lights go down and whispering "we are seeing that" to your mate. MovieMates TV brings that exact trailer reel to your phone and living room screen on demand. https://moviemates.social/guides/dendy-budget-tuesday-10-dollar-tickets 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/cinema-deals-today.png Dendy Budget Tuesday Guide: How to Get $10 Cinema Tickets in Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra In an era where a standard weekend cinema ticket can push past $24, Dendy’s $10 Budget Tuesday remains one of the best-value nights out in Australia. Here is how it works across Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, and Melbourne. https://moviemates.social/guides/find-a-movie-by-describing-the-plot 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/ask-anything.png Forgot the Title of a Film? How to Find Any Movie by Describing the Plot or Scene Standard search bars fall apart the moment you cannot remember the exact spelling of a title. The universal search bar on moviemates.social lets you describe a plot, name two actors who shared a scene, or ask for a specific mood. https://moviemates.social/guides/instagram-story-movie-review-cards 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/share-card.png How to Make Clean Movie Review Share Cards for Instagram Stories in One Tap Posting a messy phone screenshot of a review never does a great film justice. The Share Card Builder on moviemates.social turns your rating into a cinema-poster graphic with your score, award badge, and one-line verdict in a single tap. https://moviemates.social/guides/sbs-on-demand-abc-iview-free-movies-guide 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wheretowatch-tab.png How to Track the Best Free Movies on SBS On Demand and ABC iview Australians have two of the best free public-broadcaster film libraries in the world sitting in SBS On Demand and ABC iview. Ticking them in your Movie Mates profile ensures you always spot when a Cannes winner or Aussie classic is free to stream tonight. https://moviemates.social/guides/imax-vs-xtremescreen-vs-vmax-australia 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-tickets.png IMAX Melbourne vs Hoyts Xtremescreen vs Event Vmax: Which Big Screen Is Worth the Ticket? Every cinema chain has its own giant-screen badge and surcharge. Here is how IMAX Melbourne and Sydney compare with Hoyts Xtremescreen and Event or Village Vmax, plus how to log the exact format on your digital ticket stub. https://moviemates.social/guides/track-favourite-actors-directors-stats 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/08-insights.png How to See Your Most-Watched Actors and Highest-Rated Directors Automatically Once you have logged a few dozen films, patterns start emerging in what you watch and how you score. The Insights tab on moviemates.social maps your personal cinema DNA across actors, directors, genres, decades, and rating streaks. https://moviemates.social/guides/independent-cinemas-melbourne-guide 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-cinemas.png Melbourne Indie Cinema Guide: The Astor, Cinema Nova, Sun Theatre, and Lido Melbourne is home to the richest independent cinema culture in the Southern Hemisphere. From double features at The Astor in St Kilda to Bargain Mondays at Cinema Nova on Lygon Street, here are the indie picture houses every Melbourne film lover should visit. https://moviemates.social/guides/independent-cinemas-sydney-guide 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/wallet-cinemas.png Sydney Indie Cinema Guide: Hayden Orpheum, Golden Age, Ritz Randwick, and Dendy Newtown From the Wurlitzer organ rising out of the stage at the Hayden Orpheum in Cremorne to $10 Tuesdays at Dendy Newtown and heritage sessions at the Randwick Ritz, Sydney has some of the most atmospheric cinemas in Australia. https://moviemates.social/guides/follow-youtube-film-reviewers-without-spoilers 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/news-mate-brief.jpg How to Follow Your Favourite Film YouTubers and Reviewers Inside One Cinema App For plenty of film fans, the ritual after walking out of the cinema is locking in your own rating and then queuing up your favourite YouTube film Reviewers to see what they made of it. Movie Mates brings those Reviewers right into your film app. https://moviemates.social/guides/oscar-and-awards-season-ballot-tracker 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/ballot.png How to Track Your Awards Season Watchlist and Compete With Your Squad Awards season is when everyone suddenly cares about Costume Design, Cinematography, Hair and Make-up, and Original Score. Because moviemates.social already lets you rate those exact crafts all year round, you and your Squad are built for awards season. https://moviemates.social/guides/student-movie-ticket-discounts-australia 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/cinema-deals-today.png Every Student Movie Ticket Discount in Australia (Hoyts, Event, Village, Palace) Got a valid Australian student ID or Student Edge card? Depending on the night of the week, student promos can beat standard concession fares by up to 50%. Here is how student pricing works across every major chain. https://moviemates.social/guides/cringe-factor-so-bad-its-good-movies 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/rate-categories.png Why 'So Bad It's Good' Movies Need a Separate Cringe Factor Slider Every squad has a soft spot for a glorious 2000s disaster or an over-the-top cult classic where the dialogue makes you wince and you still have the best night of the month. That is why moviemates.social gives you both an Enjoyment slider and a separate Cringe Factor. https://moviemates.social/guides/offline-free-pwa-movie-app-install 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/email-home.png Why Installing a Web App (PWA) Beats a 300MB App Store Download for Movie Night Nobody wants to wait for a 300MB download in the cinema foyer when a mate sends a Group Decision link. moviemates.social runs instantly in any browser, installs to your iPhone or desktop home screen as a full-screen web app, and offers a native Android beta. https://moviemates.social/guides/host-a-monthly-film-club-with-mates 2026-11-01 monthly 0.7 https://moviemates.social/assets/screenshots/11-squad-polls.png How to Run a Low-Effort Monthly Film Club With Your Mates Using Shared Lists and S.R.A Most friend-group film clubs fizzle out after month two because nobody can agree on the pick and the discussion ends after "yeah, I liked it". Here is a simple four-step structure on moviemates.social that keeps a monthly film club effortless.