Is A Raisin in the Sun actually good?

A Raisin in the Sun sits in the 97.9% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 97.9% of them.

How does A Raisin in the Sun compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1960s, A Raisin in the Sun lands in the 97.9% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is A Raisin in the Sun's score based on?

60 calibrated reviewers stand behind A Raisin in the Sun's score.

1961

global pct

97.9

Film · 1961 · Films · 1960s

A Raisin in the Sun

Name: A Raisin in the Sun
Genre: Drama
Released: 1961

Scored from 60 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).

97.9%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

97.9%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles

98.7%

AI-adjusted percentile

60 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Released in 1961, A Raisin in the Sun is a drama film.

Only 60 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 60 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1960s films — 1,929 of them.

Is A Raisin in the Sun (1961) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 60
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1960s

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