To help you ease your way into our world, we have devised a the film difficulty ranking system to rate the difficulty of each film reviewed on our site. The easiest to watch films (the Rom-Coms and Superhero flicks that you watch anyway) will have a rating of 1. Foreign language films automatically add one point, as do black and white films, and films with strange and hard to follow plots.
Here’s a quick guide to each ranking:
Film Difficulty Ranking 1: Everyone watches these films, preferably with a large popcorn and soda. This is your Batman vs. Superman, your Adam Sandler flick, or your family animated film: we all love these ones!
Film Difficulty Ranking 2: Perfect introductions to those new to foreign films. These one’s may have subtitles, or be in black and white, but these films are all easy to follow and enjoy.
Film Difficulty Ranking 3: More of a challenge for those familiar with foreign films. Level 3 is like a mix between an intriguing European mime artist and your most interesting and demanding school teacher.
Film Difficulty Ranking 4: These films demand full attention for long stretches of time, slowly draining your film stamina. However, these films can be incredibly rewarding, much like the feeling of finishing your last school exam after weeks/months of studying.
Film Difficulty Ranking 5: Want to show-off in front of your film-loving friends? These films might just be for you. Very hard to get into and watch, these films are for the upper echelon of film critics, that dissect every minute to find every piece of glory. These films are like analyzing Ulysses or translating Kant.