Actor Hides Star Ratings to Protect Career

Rider Strong, known for his role in 'Boy Meets World,' has adopted a more cautious approach to rating films on the social platform Letterboxd. He has ceased sharing his star counts to prevent inadvertently alienating actors and directors he hopes to collaborate with in his writing and directing projects. Strong explained on the 'Pod Meets World' podcast that he recognized the potential damage of giving a low rating, such as half a star, to an actor's film, as users often check each other's Letterboxd profiles.

Strong describes his own rating tendencies as extreme, stating he either loves a film or hates it, resulting in ratings of either five stars or half a star. This contrasts with many users whose average ratings fall around the three-star mark. While he has removed approximately half of his ratings, the rest are still visible. Letterboxd, founded in 2011, has experienced significant growth, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, now boasting over 17 million subscribers who use its features to log, rate, and review movies. The platform, which has become a fixture in the industry, began exploring a potential sale earlier this year.