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Monday, September 14th, 2026

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Concern About Potential Rating Manipulation on The Last Photograph (2026)

Hello IMDb Team,
I understand from IMDb's rating policy that a title becomes eligible for user ratings once it has been publicly screened at least once, including at a film festival. Therefore, I understand why The Last Photograph (2026) is currently open for ratings following its TIFF screening.
My concern is different. Since the film has only had a limited festival screening and has not yet been widely released, there is a possibility that some users who have not actually seen the film are nevertheless rating it.
I understand that IMDb cannot individually verify whether every user has watched a title, and that you already have safeguards against rating manipulation. However, could you please review the rating activity for The Last Photograph (2026) to determine whether there are any unusual patterns or evidence of coordinated rating manipulation?
I am not suggesting that negative ratings are inherently illegitimate. Anyone who attended TIFF and watched the film is completely entitled to dislike it and rate it accordingly. My concern is specifically whether people who have not seen the film are participating in the rating process based solely on their opinions of the director, cast, previous work, trailers, or pre-release discussions.
Given the limited availability of the film at this stage, I would appreciate it if IMDb could ensure that its existing anti-manipulation safeguards are being applied to this title.


Thank you for your time and for clarifying IMDb's policies regarding this matter.

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Hi thetanmaygupta-

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

We are aware that there are people who may vote for the sole purpose of trying to inflate/deflate the rating for a movie. We have several safeguards in place to automatically detect and defeat this type of ballot stuffing: even though we count and display all unaltered votes in the rating breakdown, we apply several countermeasures against all attempts to skew the rating for the weighted rating you see displayed on the site. We will review the title in question to ensure that the weighted average is displaying as intended. 

For more information on our abuse detection methods, or details about IMDb ratings and weighted averages, please refer to our Ratings FAQ.

Cheers!

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@Maya​ Thank you for the clarification and for reviewing the title. I appreciate IMDb's efforts to ensure the weighted rating accurately reflects genuine user activity.

My concern was specifically regarding the possibility of coordinated voting on a film that has had only a limited festival screening, so I'm glad to know the title will be reviewed.

Thanks again for looking into it. Cheers!