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		cm2187 on Oct 16, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Be Suspicious of Online Movie Ratings What would be interesting is to follow the evolution of big blockbusters on imdb through time. Perhaps I am confused but I think I spotted a pattern where around their release date they have very good ratings and then they trend toward very different ratings. Which feels like the ratings are manipulated during the marketing period.

mehwoot on Oct 16, 2015 | [–]

Which feels like the ratings are manipulated during the marketing period.

I always assumed this was because the people most enthusiastic about a movie see it first, and then everybody else.

sohailk on Oct 16, 2015 | [–]

I think they're also affected by reruns on TV.

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