01 / Two different questions
How many liked it, or how much?
Rotten Tomatoes
Share of positive reviews — not how good a film is, but how many critics agreed it was fine.
- 60% Fresh
- 75% Certified Fresh (with a minimum number of reviews)
A film everyone rates 3/5 can score 100%.
Official thresholds · source
Metacritic
Weighted average of professional critics' scores.
- 40 mixed or average
- 61 generally favourable
- 81 universal acclaim
Official thresholds · source
02 / Press and public
Two scores on one page
Two separate scores: press (AlloCiné converts reviews from about 55 outlets to its own 5-star scale, shown from three reviews) and audience (users' 1–5 stars). source
03 / Different scales
Averages of what users feel
Most sites average their users' ratings — but out of 5, out of 10 or as a percentage, so the same number means something different from site to site.
IMDbUnited States1–10Weighted average of user ratings. 
LetterboxdNew Zealand0.5–5 ★Average of user ratings; the displayed score is algorithmically pulled toward the middle. source
FilmAffinitySpain1–10Average of user ratings — known to be stricter than IMDb. source
ČSFDCzechia0–100%Average of user ratings (stars converted to a percentage). 
FilmwebPoland1–10Average of user ratings. 
KinopoiskRussia1–10Average of user ratings. 
DoubanChina2–10Users give 1–5 stars; the score is shown out of 10. source
FilmarksJapan0.1–5.0Average of user star ratings out of 5.0, shown to one decimal. source
Watcha PediaSouth Korea0.5–5 ★Average of user ratings. 
SensCritiqueFrance1–10Average of user ratings. - MyAnimeList1–10Weighted average of user ratings.
04 / How we read them
When is a score good?
Outside Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic there are no official thresholds. These are our editorial reading — a guide, not a rule.
| Site | Good from | Excellent from |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Letterboxd | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| FilmAffinity | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| ČSFD | 70% | 80% |
| Filmweb | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Kinopoisk | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Douban | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Filmarks | 3.7 | 4.0 |
| Watcha Pedia | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| SensCritique | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| MyAnimeList | 7.5 | 8.5 |
About this story
- The map colours each country by the scale of the first rating site on its CineMundi list that we document (14 sites so far).
- What each number measures is sourced where a source exists; the thresholds in section 04 are editorial, except Rotten Tomatoes' and Metacritic's own.
- The story is about the sites, not about any film.
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