Charades mode is La Mubi’s team-based acting challenge. Two teams compete across alternating rounds: the designated actor for that turn receives a movie card in private, then has to mime the title to their teammates — no words, no sounds, nothing but body language and expression. Teammates shout their guesses freely until someone lands the right title or the clock runs out. Every correct guess earns the team a point, and the roles keep rotating so everyone gets time in the spotlight. The team that racks up the most points across all rounds wins.Documentation Index
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How to Play
Form your teams
In the lobby, select Charades and set up two teams. Each team starts with the default name — Mad Max for the first team and La La Land for the second — but you can rename them to anything you like. Add at least one player to each team and type a name for every player before continuing.
Set the round timer
Choose how long each acting turn will last: 30 seconds, 60 seconds, or 90 seconds. Pick a shorter limit for a frantic, high-energy session or a longer one if your group prefers a more relaxed pace.
Start the game
Once every team has at least one player and all player name fields are filled in, the Start button becomes active. Tap it and the game fetches a fresh queue of eight movies from TMDB. The device is then ready to be handed to the first acting player.
Review the movie card in private
The Handoff screen shows the acting player their movie card before the round begins. The front of the card displays the poster, title, release year, and audience rating. Flip it over to reveal the synopsis, director, and genres — useful context for planning your performance. This screen is just for the actor; keep it hidden from teammates.
Act it out — silently
Once the actor is ready, the Acting screen begins the countdown. The actor must communicate the movie title to their team using only physical performance — no speaking, mouthing words, or making any sounds. Teammates call out guesses freely from across the room.
Score the round and rotate
If a teammate guesses correctly, the actor taps Guessed! to award the point and end the round. If time runs out or the team gives up, the actor can tap Surrender to end the round without scoring. The Result screen then shows the movie, updated team standings, and a preview of who is up next. Tap Next Turn to pass the device and continue, or Finish Game / Lobby to wrap up the session.
Scoring
Each correct guess earns the acting player’s team 1 point. There is no partial credit and no penalty for incorrect guesses during the round — teammates can shout as many wrong answers as they like without consequence. Points accumulate across every round and are always visible on the Result screen standings after each turn. The team with the highest score when the group decides to stop wins.Team Setup
The lobby configures two teams by default. Both team names are fully editable — click or tap a name to rename it. Within each team, add as many players as you want and type a name for every one of them. The game enforces two conditions before allowing the session to start: every team must have at least one player, and every player name field must be non-empty. No team can enter a round empty, and no one can slip in as a blank entry. Teams alternate turns throughout the game. After each round,nextTeam() advances to the opposite team. Within a team, the acting role moves to the next player in the roster on each of that team’s turns, cycling back to the top once everyone has had a go.
Round Timer
Three timer lengths are available from the lobby:| Duration | Best for |
|---|---|
| 30 seconds | Experienced players or a fast, chaotic game |
| 60 seconds | A balanced session — the default choice for most groups |
| 90 seconds | Younger players or groups new to movie charades |
Movie Cards
Each movie card is a flippable component that gives the acting player two layers of information: Front of card- Movie poster (from TMDB)
- Title
- Release year
- Audience rating
- Full synopsis
- Director
- Genres
- Direct link to the film’s Letterboxd page for post-game discussion