For NYC film lovers
Own your taste.
Stars are lazy. Rankings are honest.
Palit is the arthouse cinema companion for people who actually care about film. Rank movies through head-to-head ELO battles, build your taste portrait, and discover screenings at NYC's best indie theaters.
How it works
Not another rating app
ELO rankings reveal your real taste. No more agonizing between 3.5 and 4 stars — just pick which film you love more.
Rank with ELO battles
Forget star ratings. Palit shows you two films and asks one question: which is better? Your rankings emerge from hundreds of honest head-to-head comparisons — not lazy 4-star defaults.
Build your taste portrait
Your ranked films automatically sort into tiers — God Tier, Great, Good, Okay, and Meh. See your top directors, decade heat map, and a taste profile that actually means something.
Discover screenings
See what's playing at NYC's best indie theaters over the next two weeks. Q&As, 35mm prints, premieres — we surface the screenings worth leaving the house for.
Track your A-List
AMC A-List subscriber? Track your three monthly reservations, see which formats you've used, and log visits at any of the 10 NYC AMC locations.
Share your taste
Generate beautiful share cards for your taste portrait, tier lists, theater visits, and ELO battle results. Show your friends what you're actually watching.
Import from Letterboxd
Already have years of ratings on Letterboxd? Import your entire diary in one tap. We'll seed your ELO rankings so you start with a real list, not a blank page.
A-List Tracker
Get your money's worth
AMC A-List gives you four movies per week. Palit tracks your utilization, formats, cost per visit, and which theaters you hit most across all 10 NYC AMC locations.
Utilization tracking
See how many of your four weekly slots you've used each cycle and your overall utilization percentage.
Format breakdown
Track which formats you're seeing — Dolby, IMAX, Standard — and how your preferences shift over time.
Cost per movie
Know exactly what you're paying per visit. The more you go, the better the deal.
Venues
NYC's best theaters
We pull screenings from the theaters that matter. Indie cinemas with curated programs, plus AMC locations for A-List subscribers.
Indie & Arthouse
Metrograph
Lower East Side
Film at Lincoln Center
Upper West Side
Angelika Film Center
NoHo
IFC Center
West Village
Paris Theater
Midtown
Anthology Film Archives
East Village
BAM Rose Cinemas
Fort Greene
Museum of the Moving Image
Astoria
Nitehawk Cinema
Williamsburg
Quad Cinema
West Village
AMC A-List
AMC Lincoln Square 13
Upper West Side
AMC Empire 25
Times Square
AMC 34th Street 14
Midtown
+ 7 more AMC locations across all 5 boroughs
Early access
Get in early
Palit is launching soon on iOS. Drop your email and we'll send you a TestFlight invite — be one of the first to build your rankings.
No spam. Just a TestFlight link when we're ready.