If you’re anything like us, you thought the “Stars rating” under Netflix movies and shows was simply an aggregate of all reviews.<\/p>\n
While that’s true to some degree, there’s actually a lot more to that five-point-scale reports BGR<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n “When you\u2019re looking at movie\u2019s splash page, for example, the corresponding rating you see isn\u2019t<\/em> a running average of how all Netflix users ranked the film.”<\/p>\n “Rather, the ranking represents what users who have similar entertainment tastes as you thought of the movie. As a result, it\u2019s entirely possible for the same movie to display two different ratings for two different accounts.”<\/p>\n That means the star rating is actually more curated to you as a user rather than just an average score.<\/p>\n “So if you happen to be a viewer who has absolutely no interest in sports documentaries, you\u2019re not going to be recommended a 30 for 30<\/em> episode even if it garners 5 star ratings across the board.”<\/p>\n “Similarly, if I see that shows like Prison Break and Breaking Bad\u00a0have 5 stars, Netflix is basically saying that users with similar tastes to my own are really big fans of those two programs.”<\/p>\n 5 secret tips to boost your gaming performance in Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This is what everyday South Africans thought of VR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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