The Ledger of Ratings
An exhaustive accounting of 2973 cinematic works, their merits weighed and measured
I. Distribution of Ratings
How many films fall within each ten-point band, from ignominy to excellence
67.6 Mean Rating
70 Median Rating
70–79 Most Common Band
639 Films in Modal Band
100 Highest Rating
1 Lowest Rating
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II. Grade Distribution
The apportionment of letter grades across the full catalogue, from F to A+
A+
84
A
72
A-
131
B+
300
B
317
B-
346
C+
293
C
333
C-
262
D+
204
D
165
D-
177
F
289
B- Most Common Grade
346 Films at B-
84 A+ Films
289 F Films
42% B or Higher
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III. The Critical Temperament Over Time
Mean rating across successive batches of fifty reviews — does the eye grow keener or more forgiving with experience?
"Your critical temperament appears to be growing more exacting with successive viewings."
67.6 Overall Average
74.1 First Half Avg.
61.4 Second Half Avg.
-12.6 Shift
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IV. The Shape of a Palate
Your personal rating curve set against a theoretical Gaussian distribution — a portrait of critical character
67.6 Your Mean (vs 50.0)
19.2 Your Std. Dev. (vs 15.0)
biased toward generosity Bias
moderate Spread