Neurocinematics

In this project, we explore the correlation structure of movie ratings. We find that movie ratings are surprisingly subjective and not well explained by the genre of the movie.

Published Papers / Presentations

• Wallisch, P., & Whritner, J. A. (2017). Strikingly low agreement in the appraisal of motion pictures. Projections, 11(1), 102-120

• Whritner, J., & Wallisch, P. (2018). High concordance rates in the categorization of movies.

• Whritner JA, Wallisch P (2016). Strikingly low agreement in the appraisal of motion pictures. 31st International Congress of Psychology. Yokohama, Japan

• Wallisch P, Whritner, JA (2016). Surprisingly high concordance rates in the categorization of movies. Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image Conference, Ithaca, NY.

• Wallisch P, Heeger DJ, Hasson U, Grubb M (2012). Can movie appraisal be predicted by activity in the intrinsic system? 30th International Congress of Psychology. Cape Town, South Africa.

Selected Media Coverage

• Washington Square News: Don’t judge a Film by its Rating

• Forbes: Why You Hated ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ But Critics Loved it

• Daily Mail: Two thumbs down for film ratings: Study finds people NEVER agree on what makes a good movie

• Academic Minute: Pascal Wallisch, New York University - Predicting Movie Taste

• Futurity: Reviews don’t predict which movies we like

Data

Movie Ratings