how the score works
no black box. no mystery math. here's exactly what feeds the flickfeel score.
the 5 pillars
every rating is decomposed into five weighted pillars, then blended with a genre-aware Bayesian prior so small sample sizes don't run wild.
Section Energy
38%how each act actually felt — opening, rising, middle, and the big finish
Pacing & Flow
23%variance, rising arcs, and whether the middle drags (we call that Middle Death)
Engagement
18%phone checks, zoning out, boredom — how hard it held your attention
Emotional Payoff
13%did the climax deliver and would you rewatch for the good parts
External Alignment
8%cross-checked against critic & audience pacing signals (RT, Letterboxd, IMDb)
act weights
the middle of a movie carries the most weight, because that's where movies usually die.
Setup
0–25%
17%
Complication
25–50%
22%
Development
50–75%
31%
Climax + Resolution
75–100%
30%
the pipeline
- 1
Raw signals
your 10 swipes, tags, phone checks, and completion speed
- 2
5 pillars
each act is scored and blended by weight
- 3
Bayesian confidence
scores gravitate toward a genre prior until enough people rate
- 4
Runtime & genre normalization
a 2h30 drama isn't compared to a 90-min thriller
- 5
Agreement multiplier
if raters disagree wildly, the score reflects the chaos
- 6
Final score 1–100
with a confidence interval shown for honesty