About r/Cinemagraphs
In its own words:
Cinemagraphs are living photographs, seamlessly put together usually in gif or webm format.
Community guide
r/Cinemagraphs (#615, about 1.8 million subscribers) — Cinemagraphs are living photographs, seamlessly put together usually in gif or webm format. A recent sample averaged 0.6 posts a day (~67% image, ~33% text). Its public rules include: No Plotagraphs; Don't be a dick; Citations are Required; No Moving Frame of Reference. It is listed under “photography”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent fandoms or general off-topic dumps. Recent samples are image-heavy; if you post media, make the title explain why it belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
Compared with lookalike subs, prefer this room when your post matches its own description rather than a broader sibling topic.
Practical pointers
Read the current sidebar/rules on Reddit before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: First Time, Found - Cited, Request.
The community was created on May 4, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 54 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/StandUpComedy (#616) and ahead of r/photocritique (#618) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “photography” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/Cinemagraphs apart
r/Cinemagraphs is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 5.7 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.0. Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.3 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/Cinemagraphs climbed from 1,755,531 to 1,755,934 subscribers (+403, +0.02%). That is about 8 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Cinemagraphs this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 7, 2026).
- Petals After Dark ∞u/ElePrimer · Nov 5 · image
- Smog ∞u/ElePrimer · Nov 2 · image
- I waited for you ∞u/ElePrimer · Nov 3 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Cinemagraphs, from 2017 to 2018, ranked by Reddit.
- Santa Monica Pieru/MichaelRahmani · Jan 12, 2018 · 35,458 points · 317 comments · video
- Awkward Zuckerbot staredownu/chapanda · Apr 11, 2018 · 30,973 points · 369 comments · image
- A very GIFted artistu/Pirate_Redbeard · Sep 20, 2017 · 26,607 points · 481 comments · image
- The legend Luke Skywalkeru/benlmc · Mar 11, 2018 · 18,805 points · 879 comments · image
- "Say When"u/Swartschenhimer · Jul 27, 2017 · 17,177 points · 245 comments · image
- When Front Page GIFs Deserve to be Cinemagraphsu/Swartschenhimer · Aug 9, 2017 · 16,829 points · 151 comments · image
- MiB Headquarters [Men in Black, 1997]u/orbojunglist · Aug 4, 2018 · 15,142 points · 167 comments · image
- Alone in Kyoto [Lost in Translation, 2003]u/orbojunglist · Nov 29, 2017 · 12,828 points · 196 comments · image
- Card games in Havasu Creek, AZ.u/orbojunglist · May 13, 2017 · 12,215 points · 212 comments · image
- Piper, the Aviation Bird Dogu/Chaboubou · Feb 2, 2018 · 12,962 points · 109 comments · video
Activity and best time to post
r/Cinemagraphs gets about 0.6 new posts a day. The public archive holds 30,584 posts and 174,973 comments in total, about 5.7 comments per post.
Rules of r/Cinemagraphs
The moderators of r/Cinemagraphs list 4 rules. In short:
- No Plotagraphs
- Don't be a dick
- Citations are Required
- No Moving Frame of Reference
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Cinemagraphs and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/Cinemagraphs have?
r/Cinemagraphs has 1,755,934 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #617 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 403 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/Cinemagraphs created?
r/Cinemagraphs was created on May 4, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years.
Is r/Cinemagraphs still active?
Moderately: r/Cinemagraphs gets about 0.6 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 30,584 posts and 174,973 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/Cinemagraphs?
The community describes itself as: “Cinemagraphs are living photographs, seamlessly put together usually in gif or webm format.”
Is r/Cinemagraphs SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Cinemagraphs as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Cinemagraphs?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Cinemagraphs accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “No Plotagraphs”; “Don't be a dick”; “Citations are Required”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Cinemagraphs?
Communities with similar topics include r/educationalgifs (3M), r/pics (33.6M) and r/mashups (1.3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Cinemagraphs.