One Baltimore institution per season, examined from the inside until it explains itself. The wiretap that gives the show its name is only ever a way of listening to a whole city.
The rating
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- Subjective avg 5
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- Story & Writing avg 5
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- Acting avg 4.5
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- Compared to everything avg 5
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- Compared to its genre avg 5
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IMDb
10/10
Letterboxd
5.0★
- Fresh
Rotten Tomatoes
5.0★
TMDB
10.0/10
Trakt
10/10
Metacritic (user)
10/10
Percent
97.1%
Ratings by level
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| Level | Everyone |
|---|---|
| The show itselfWeight 2 — the show judged as a whole | 97.11 rating |
| Seasons, averagedWeight 1 — each season counts once | not rated |
| Episodes, averagedWeight 1 — each episode counts once | not rated |
| Everything, combinedWeighted 2:1:1, renormalised over the levels with a rating | not ratedone level rated so far |
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Cast
Key crew
- Writing
- David Simon
- Cinematography
- Uta Briesewitz
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