You can do this in RethinkDB: r.table('users').filter(r.row('signup_date').gt(signupFilter)).run() Using an anonymous function like in the first example i

You can do this in RethinkDB: r.table('users').filter(r.row('signup_date').gt(signupFilter)).run() Using an anonymous function like in the first example is optional. `r.row` can be very convenient. In this case, you only need to use `r.row` because you're using the `gt` comparison. If you're just doing a direct match, you can use this syntax: r.table('users').filter({signup_date: dateFilter})