AuteurGraph

Hey Product Hunt!

I’m Matt Crawford, and I’m proud to share a project I’ve been building quietly for a while: AuteurGraph — a passion-fueled platform that brings film history to life through data, timelines, and visual storytelling.

I built this because I love cinema — not just the films, but the people, movements, and eras that shaped them. As someone who was always bouncing between IMDb, Wikipedia, TMDb, and Letterboxd tabs, I realized: there’s no single space that brings it all together — and definitely not one that’s visually rich and explorable.

So I created one.

AuteurGraph is a place where:

- You can see a director’s entire filmography laid out as a timeline

- Discover similar directors and influences via smart algorithms

- Explore every major film movement (yes, even the obscure ones)

- View film ratings aggregated across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, TMDb, and Letterboxd

- Dig into detailed cast and crew profiles, with links across their body of work

- Filter directors by era, country, and genre with a few clicks

- And even browse box office trends, top films by decade, and more

It’s still early days, been working on it since last September — this is a solo project (so far), and while it’s live and working, I’m continuing to optimize the site speed and improve the UX. I’d especially love help from anyone who’s skilled with Next.js, API integrations, or database performance tuning.

My hope is that filmmakers, students, critics, and film lovers will use this as a research tool, a discovery engine, and a source of inspiration. Whether you're exploring the works of Tarkovsky, tracing the roots of Italian Neorealism, or comparing director ratings across eras — this is the site I wish had existed years ago.

If you check it out and enjoy it, I’d be grateful for your feedback, suggestions, or support. This is very much a living project, and I’m open to collaborators, ideas, or just a good film chat in the comments.

Look around the site and I invite you to have a good explore - some of the best gems are hidden all around and we have over 3 million pages on the site currently!

Thanks for exploring AuteurGraph. Let’s celebrate the art of film — and the data behind it 🎬

— Matt