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The Amateur

Coin Flip Wins almost exactly half the time
2025 · Thriller, Action · James Hawes

227 head-to-head matchups and still no clear verdict on The Amateur. 51% means the room is essentially split — a genuine coin flip every time it shows up in a bracket. A thriller built to hook early — taut setup, clean premise, immediate stakes. The question is whether that first impression holds when voters encounter it next to films with deeper roots. Decisions land in 0.8s on average — too fast for deliberation. This is pure instinct.

Synopsis

After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

Round 1
54.8%
Semifinals
48.5%
33/68
Finals
42.4%

The split doesn't budge. 55% in the opening round, 49% in the semis, 42% in the final — The Amateur is contested at every stage, with neither side able to pull away.

The closest rivalry is with The Accountant² at 49% — a matchup tight enough that a handful of votes could flip the lead. The Amateur owns Heads of State at 100% but The Hangman flips the script entirely: just 25%.

Closest Rival
Dominates
STRAW
66.7%
Kryptonite
BingeBracket Record
51%
Win Rate
#18 of 42 in Thriller #15 of 43 from the 2020s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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Final Destination Bloodlines #1
The Amateur #2
Ballerina #3
Heads of State #4
Ice Road: Vengeance #5
War of the Worlds #6
Night Carnage #7
The Accountant² #8
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