⭐ Movie Rating Converter
Enter a rating on any scale and instantly see it as stars, points, a percentage, a letter grade, and a thumbs up or down — all kept consistent from one underlying score.
⭐ Convert a Rating
⭐ Converted Rating
Every value is derived from a single 0–100 percent so the scales stay consistent. Letter-grade bands and the thumbs threshold are editorial conventions, not an industry standard.
What is a Movie Rating Converter?
It translates one film score into every common format. Because critics rate in stars, points, percentages, and letters, the same movie can read as 4 stars, 8/10, 80%, or a B- depending on the outlet. This tool anchors your value to a single 0–100 percent and derives the rest, so the numbers never contradict each other.
Use it to compare reviews on a level field, restate your own rating for a different publication, or normalise a pile of scores before you average them. The letter bands and thumbs threshold are editorial conventions.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How does the movie rating converter work?
Enter a rating and tell it which scale that number is on — 5-star, 10-point, or percentage. The tool canonicalises your input to a single 0–100 percent, then maps that percent back out to every scale at once: stars, points, percentage, a letter grade, and a thumbs up or down. Because everything comes from one percent, the conversions always agree.
How do letter grades map to a score?
The tool uses the conventional A+ to F bands: A+ at 97 and up, A at 93, A- at 90, B+ at 87 down through F below 60. So an 8 out of 10 (80%) lands at B-, and 4.5 stars (90%) is an A-. These bands are an editorial convention for readability, not an industry standard.
When is a rating a thumbs up versus thumbs down?
A rating of 60% or higher earns a thumbs up; anything below is a thumbs down. It mirrors a simple pass mark — the threshold where a film is broadly recommended rather than not. You can read the exact percent alongside it if you want more nuance than a binary.
Why convert between rating scales at all?
Critics and aggregators use different systems — some score out of five stars, some out of ten, some in percentages, some in letter grades. Converting to a common scale lets you compare reviews fairly, translate your own score for different outlets, or normalise a batch of ratings before averaging them.