--- description: Currently holding a perfect 10 tallied from 36,624 votes title: 'The Interview' Is Now One of the Highest-Rated Movies on IMDB image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf63fc6bf70884cd8/69877060e53aba0d254d6b33/the-interview11.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Interview_ Is Now One of the Highest-Rated Movies on IMDB by [Joshua Rivera / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Joshua Rivera / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2014 8:22 PM CUT  James Franco and Seth Rogen in The Interview James Franco and Seth Rogen in The InterviewColumbia by [Joshua Rivera / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Joshua Rivera / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 23, 2014 8:22 PM CUT Although only a handful of people have seen _The Interview_, it’s currently [one of the highest-rated movies on IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/ "undefined")—sitting pretty with a perfect 10 tallied from 36,624 votes. That’s better than [_IMDB_‘s number one film](http://www.imdb.com/chart/top "undefined"), _The Shawshank Redemption,_ which only has a 9.2\. It’s especially good for a movie we can safely assume 36,624 people haven’t actually watched. So, who’s behind this latest wrinkle in _The Interview_ saga? According to [_Motherboard_](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-interview-has-a-perfect-10-on-imdb "undefined"), it’s all thanks to 4chan, the message board that often functions as the Internet’s collective id. An anonymous user (just about everyone on chan boards is anonymous; that’s kind of the point) started a thread encouraging the internet to raid _The Interview’_s IMDB page and inflate its score as a sort of protest, a resounding middle finger to those who would prevent the movie from being screened. While an obviously inflated IMDB rating will ultimately do little to get the film seen, creative heavyweights have been stepping up all week to offer alternative screening options, should Sony allow the film to be released. From the likes of Salman Rushdie and Neil Gaiman [signing a letter from the PEN American Center](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/23/salman-rushdie-the-interview/ "undefined"), to George R.R. Martin’s[ privately owned theater](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/22/george-r-r-martin-the-interview-screening/ "undefined") and the[Art House Convergence ](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/22/art-house-convergence-sony-open-letter-the-interview/ "undefined")collective of theater owners, there’s no shortage of people willing to help Sony make good on its[ promise to distribute _The Interview_.](http://news-briefs.ew.com/2014/12/21/sony-the-interview-distributed/ "undefined") There’s even a Congressman [offering to screen the film on Capitol Hill](http://news-briefs.ew.com/2014/12/22/congressman-offers-to-screen-the-interview-on-capitol-hill/ "undefined")—who would’ve seen _that_coming? (**Update:** Word just broke that Sony has authorized two theaters, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin and the Plaza Atlanta in Georgia, [to show the film on Christmas Day](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/23/the-interview-to-receive-christmas-release-after-all/ "undefined")—its original release date.) While we wait to see if Sony will release the film widely, there’s also this: a[ live reading of the script](http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/12/22/live-read-of-the-interview-coming-to-new-york-theater/ "undefined"), featuring performers from the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, for those who happen to live in New York City. That performance probably won’t have an IMDB page, though. 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