The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing (1985)

Moderate
6.2

Why we're confident in this score

307 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.13 as more ratings come in.

The Math

Prior (global mean)m = 5.985
Prior weightC = 500
Observed ratingsn = 307
Observed averageR = 6.47
Posterior mean (Bayesian score)6.169
95% confidence interval±0.1272

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 count307512
95% CI±0.1270±0.1116
Films in tier13,151

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

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