Port of Shadows

Port of Shadows (1938)

Moderate
6.5

Why we're confident in this score

291 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.12 as more ratings come in.

The Math

Prior (global mean)m = 5.985
Prior weightC = 500
Observed ratingsn = 291
Observed averageR = 7.4
Posterior mean (Bayesian score)6.507
95% confidence interval±0.1176

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 count291512
95% CI±0.1180±0.1116
Films in tier13,153

Last computed: September 21, 2026 at 04:10 AM

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