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The Amateur

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

276 head-to-head matchups and still no clear verdict on The Amateur. 52% 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. Fans decide quickly — 1.3s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

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
55.3%
Where it thrives
Semifinals
49.4%
41/83
Finals
46.3%

The split doesn't budge. 55% in the opening round, 49% in the semis, 46% in the final — The Amateur is contested at every stage, with neither side able to pull away.

The matchup with Man with No Past is a genuine coin flip at 50% — neither film has found an edge. The Amateur owns Heads of State at 100% but The Hangman flips the script entirely: just 25%.

Closest Rival
Dominates
Kryptonite

The Amateur handles STRAW in the semis but can't get past Ballerina in the final (33%). The tournament nemesis is clear.

BingeBracket Record
52%
Win Rate
#23 of 53 in Thriller #18 of 55 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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Ballerina #1
STRAW #2
The Amateur #3
Heads of State #4
Final Destination Bloodlines #5
The Old Guard 2 #6
Man with No Past #7
Night Carnage #8
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