Make up your own mind first.
A number can be useful. It can also become the first opinion in the room. Unscored keeps the consensus out of sight until you have recorded your own response.
The problem with seeing the score first
Before you press play, a rating can quietly set an expectation: an 8.6 becomes “important,” a 5.2 becomes “probably bad,” and a divisive film can look like a mistake. Once that reference point is present, it is difficult to know how much of your reaction belongs to the movie and how much belongs to the expectation.
This does not mean community ratings are useless. They can be interesting after you have formed an opinion. The order is what matters: experience the film, record your response, then compare.
How Unscored changes the order
Unscored hides community scores for a film until you rate it. You can give one score out of 100 or build it from atmosphere, story, characters, craft, and enjoyment. Once your score is saved, the consensus becomes visible and the comparison is yours to interpret.
Recommendations from your history—not the hype
Your diary, ratings, and recommendation feedback shape what Unscored suggests next. Films you have already watched are excluded, and you can narrow the results by genre, runtime, decade, mood, and streaming service. If you already use Letterboxd, you can bring over the complete export ZIP instead of starting from zero.
A simple experiment
- Choose a film without checking its audience or critic score.
- Watch it and write down what worked, what did not, and the score you would give it.
- Only then look at the consensus.
The interesting part is not whether you agree. It is noticing where your taste differs—and letting those differences improve the next recommendation.