Choosing the film is only half of it. The other half is finding an evening that works, agreeing on it, and knowing who is really coming. That part usually dies in a group chat.
Everyone marks the evenings they are available. Instead of reading back through forty messages, you look at one calendar and see the nights that actually work for the people you want there.
Film, time, place and replies become one page the whole group can rely on. No one has to ask what was decided, because the decision has somewhere to live.
A quick reply shows whether the night is happening and who is in. If someone answered you at work or by voice message, you can set their reply yourself rather than chasing them for a click.
Put two or three films up for the night and let the people attending pick between them. The film gets chosen by the group that will actually be on the sofa, not by whoever was loudest a week earlier.
You can start a watchlist and invite people with a link without anyone registering. An account keeps your nights and history together over time.
Yes. The invitation link is enough to vote, reply and comment.
Yes. The same flow works on a phone, which is where most of these decisions get made anyway.
Yes. A list keeps its nights together, so a group that meets regularly can see what is coming up and what it has already watched.