The Circus

The Circus (1928)

Moderate
7.2

Why we're confident in this score

853 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.09 as more ratings come in.

The Math

Prior (global mean)m = 5.985
Prior weightC = 500
Observed ratingsn = 853
Observed averageR = 7.9
Posterior mean (Bayesian score)7.192
95% confidence interval±0.0855

Formula: posterior_mean = (n / (n + C)) × R + (C / (n + C)) × m. The confidence interval narrows as more ratings come in. Films with few ratings are pulled toward the global mean.

This film vs. typical moderate films

MetricThis filmMedian (moderate)
Rating count853512
95% CI±0.0860±0.1116
Films in tier13,151

Last computed: September 17, 2026 at 04:10 AM

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