In the age of Letterboxd, the number has taken on mythic status. It is the hipster barometer. If a blockbuster has a 3.6, it means the "film twitter" elites begrudgingly liked it. If an art house film has a 3.6, it means it is accessible enough to not be boring.
On a 10-point scale (common on IMDb, Metacritic user scores, and Rotten Tomatoes’ average ratings), a falls into the “bad” to “very poor” category. 3.6 movies
, which can be further broken down into six key narrative beats that drive the plot forward: Act I: The Setup 1. Exposition: In the age of Letterboxd, the number has