The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden (2016)

Moderate
8.0 ★

Why we're confident in this score

4,550 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.04 as more ratings come in.

The Math

Prior (global mean)m = 5.985
Prior weightC = 500
Observed ratingsn = 4,550
Observed averageR = 8.18
Posterior mean (Bayesian score)7.961
95% confidence interval±0.043

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 count4,550511
95% CI±0.0430±0.1116
Films in tier13,164

Last computed: October 23, 2026 at 04:10 AM

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