Data Story
The Critics' Chorus
A dual-wave score that contrasts awards recognition with audience resonance.
filmimdbtmdbawardsaudiencecritics
Dataset scope
1725
films1922–2023
release yearsAwards
recognitionAudience
responseTracks awards wins and nominations against audience popularity, votes, and ratings.
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Hypothesis
Some genres show persistent dissonance between critical awards and audience enthusiasm.
Question: Do awards align with audience popularity?
Method: Compare awards totals against popularity, votes, and ratings by genre and decade.
Prediction: Some genres show high audience love but low awards presence.
Test: Correlate award wins with audience metrics and measure gap distributions.
Narrative Arc
Act I
Two choirs assemble: critics above, audiences below.
Act II
Harmony and dissonance ripple as films pass through awards season.
Act III
Large gaps reveal overlooked crowd favorites or critical darlings.
Datasets
- imdb.film_awards
- imdb.film_genres
- tmdb.movies
- critics-chorus.json
Limitations
- Awards metadata merges multiple award bodies with different standards.
- Popularity skews toward recent releases and marketing-heavy films.
- Genre tags are inconsistent across decades.
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