About r/Moviesinthemaking
In its own words:
A celebration of movie making, showcasing the best behind-the-scenes photos, videos and articles from movies, classic to modern, kitsch to cult, and everything in between.
Community guide
r/Moviesinthemaking (#944, about 1.2 million) celebrates behind-the-scenes filmmaking—BTS photos, videos and articles from classic to cult—while allowing TV BTS too.
What belongs
Making-of media (about 5 posts/day). Rules: be nice; tag spoiler/NSFW properly; stay on filmmaking BTS (TV OK); no spam.
Versus movies and MovieDetails
movies debates finished films; MovieDetails hunts easter eggs. Moviesinthemaking shows the set, crew and craft process.
Practical pointers
Mark spoilers on unfinished-plot BTS; keep spam out.
The community was created on Jul 14, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 346 subscribers (+0.03%). Among the 18 communities on our movies list it is number 4 by size. It sits just behind r/peliculas (#943) and ahead of r/metalworking (#945) in our ranking.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/Moviesinthemaking grew from 1,123,858 to 1,127,357 subscribers (+3.5K, +0.31%). That is about 69 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Moviesinthemaking this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Picard behind the scenesu/AdSpecialist6598 · Nov 4 · image
- Behind the scenes of THE GENTLEMEN Season 2.u/lelouch444 · Nov 3 · gallery
- Adam West and Yvonne Craig on the set of "Batman" 1966u/Similar_Millen99 · Nov 5 · gallery
- The Odyssey behind the scenesu/AdSpecialist6598 · Nov 2 · image
- Star Trek Beyond behind the scenesu/AdSpecialist6598 · Nov 6 · image
- Boris Karloff in 16mm Kodachrome test footage from the set of Son of Frankenstein, 1938u/NomadSound · Nov 1 · image
- Sinners behind the scenesu/AdSpecialist6598 · Nov 3 · image
- New BTS images from Clayface, with Tom Rhys Harries and stunt double Dale White:u/Ninjamurai-jack · Nov 4 · gallery
- Lindsay Lohan filming scenes for ‘’Freaky Friday 2’’u/Similar_Millen99 · Nov 6 · gallery
- Behind the scenes on the set of the 2001 Disney Channel movie Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge.u/AdSpecialist6598 · Nov 1 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Moviesinthemaking, from 2017 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Exterior of the sewer set in ITu/rocklou · Sep 16, 2019 · 53,167 points · 622 comments · image
- Creating the "computer" graphics for John Carpenter's Escape From New York, 1981u/NomadSound · Sep 17, 2024 · image
- Anne Hathaway on filming Interstellar in Iceland (2014)u/NomadSound · Oct 19, 2025 · image
- The podracing crowd in ‘The Phantom Menace’ was really 450,000 Q-Tips being blown aboutu/cp_r0bb · May 15, 2018 · 13,620 points · 401 comments · image
- Lion King animators taking a class in how to draw lions in 1992u/dashcam_drivein · Jul 2, 2019 · 12,700 points · 229 comments · image
- Wilhelm Dafoe surprises Alfred Molina on the set of Spider-Man 2 (2002)u/asianj1m · Dec 21, 2021 · 13,704 points · 248 comments · video
- I, Tonya special effectsMar 23, 2018 · 13,914 points · 375 comments · video
- Christian Bale as Frankenstein with his son, who will be portraying a newsie, on the set of The Bride (2025)u/TheLoganDickinson · May 5, 2024 · image
- Christopher Nolan directing Inceptionu/unknown_human · Feb 17, 2018 · 11,868 points · 194 comments · image
- Oscar Isaac on the set of Guillermo del Toro’s FrankensteinSep 18, 2024 · image
What r/Moviesinthemaking talks about
We read the titles of 17 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “behind”, “scenes”, “set”, “odyssey” and “patrick”. Recurring phrases include “patrick stewart”.
Activity and best time to post
r/Moviesinthemaking gets about 5.1 new posts a day. The public archive holds 37,303 posts and 343,573 comments in total, about 9.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (6 posts) and the quietest was Monday (1).
Rules of r/Moviesinthemaking
The moderators of r/Moviesinthemaking list 4 rules. In short:
- Be nice to each other.
- Improper Tags Spoiler/NSFW
- Topic does not belong to this subreddit *TV SHOWS ARE OKAY
- Spam
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking 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 big is r/Moviesinthemaking?
r/Moviesinthemaking has 1,127,357 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #944 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,499 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/Moviesinthemaking created?
r/Moviesinthemaking was created on Jul 14, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/Moviesinthemaking still active?
Yes. r/Moviesinthemaking gets about 5.1 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 37,303 posts and 343,573 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/Moviesinthemaking?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Moviesinthemaking?
The community describes itself as: “A celebration of movie making, showcasing the best behind-the-scenes photos, videos and articles from movies, classic to modern, kitsch to cult, and everything in between.” Recent post titles often mention behind, scenes, set, odyssey and patrick.
Is r/Moviesinthemaking SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Moviesinthemaking as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Moviesinthemaking?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Moviesinthemaking accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Be nice to each other.”; “Improper Tags Spoiler/NSFW”; “Topic does not belong to this subreddit *TV SHOWS ARE OKAY”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Moviesinthemaking?
Communities with similar topics include r/movies (37.7M), r/boxoffice (1.2M), r/horror (3.6M), r/MovieDetails (4.2M) and r/Instagramreality (1.2M).
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/Moviesinthemaking.