Is A River Runs Through It actually good?

A River Runs Through It sits in the 81.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 81.1% of them.

How does A River Runs Through It compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, A River Runs Through It lands in the 81.6% 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 River Runs Through It's score based on?

130 calibrated reviewers stand behind A River Runs Through It's score.

1992

global pct

81.1

Film · 1992 · Films · 1990s

A River Runs Through It

Name: A River Runs Through It
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992

Scored from 130 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

81.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

81.6%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

95.0%

AI-adjusted percentile

130 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Set in early 20th-century Montana, this adaptation of Norman Maclean's memoir follows two brothers, Norman and Paul, raised by their stern Presbyterian minister father who teaches them that fly fishing and faith are intertwined. As the boys grow into men, their bond and their differing paths - Norman the steady academic, Paul the gifted but reckless reporter - play out against the rivers they love.

Released in 1992, A River Runs Through It is a drama film.

4,081 other films from the 1990s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 130 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 140 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

Is A River Runs Through It (1992) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 130
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1990s

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