diff --git a/backend/backlog_app/alembic/versions/2026_02_09_1441-b470381bb2ef_add_published_field_to_movie_table.py b/backend/backlog_app/alembic/versions/2026_02_09_1441-b470381bb2ef_add_published_field_to_movie_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8ffbde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/backlog_app/alembic/versions/2026_02_09_1441-b470381bb2ef_add_published_field_to_movie_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""add published field to Movie table
+
+Revision ID: b470381bb2ef
+Revises: 38f457e3cf5f
+Create Date: 2026-02-09 14:41:50.069806
+
+"""
+
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "b470381bb2ef"
+down_revision: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = "38f457e3cf5f"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    """Upgrade schema."""
+    op.add_column(
+        "movies",
+        sa.Column("published", sa.Boolean(), server_default="false", nullable=False),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    """Downgrade schema."""
+    op.drop_column("movies", "published")
diff --git a/backend/backlog_app/api/crud.py b/backend/backlog_app/api/crud.py
index ceb5a45..3e5c776 100644
--- a/backend/backlog_app/api/crud.py
+++ b/backend/backlog_app/api/crud.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from fastapi import HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import or_
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.future import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
@@ -40,11 +41,14 @@ async def create_movie(
 async def get_movies(db: AsyncSession, user_id: str | None = None):
     query = select(Movie).options(selectinload(Movie.user))
 
-    if user_id is not None:
+    if user_id:
         query = query.where(Movie.user_id == user_id)
+    else:
+        query = query.where(Movie.published.is_(True))
 
     result = await db.execute(query)
     movies = result.scalars().all()
+
     return [
         MovieRead(
             id=m.id,
diff --git a/backend/backlog_app/models/movie.py b/backend/backlog_app/models/movie.py
index a872340..6cce5b5 100644
--- a/backend/backlog_app/models/movie.py
+++ b/backend/backlog_app/models/movie.py
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ class Movie(Base):
         server_default="false",
         nullable=False,
     )
-
+    published: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(
+        Boolean,
+        default=False,
+        server_default="false",
+        nullable=False,
+    )
     rating: Mapped[float | None] = mapped_column(
         Float,
         nullable=True,
diff --git a/backend/backlog_app/schemas/movie.py b/backend/backlog_app/schemas/movie.py
index 84559f7..e9ee8ec 100644
--- a/backend/backlog_app/schemas/movie.py
+++ b/backend/backlog_app/schemas/movie.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class MovieCreate(MovieBase):
     description: Annotated[str, Len(min_length=20, max_length=1000)] | None = None
     year: int | None = None
     rating: float | None = Field(default=None, ge=1.0, le=10.0)
+    published: bool = False
 
 
 class MovieUpdate(MovieBase):
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ class MovieUpdate(MovieBase):
     year: int | None = None
     watched: bool | None = None
     rating: float | None = Field(default=None, ge=1.0, le=10.0)
+    published: bool = False
 
 
 class MovieRead(MovieBase):