Is Altered States actually good?

Altered States sits in the 57.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 57.1% of them.

How does Altered States compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Altered States lands in the 54.2% 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 Altered States's score based on?

150 calibrated reviewers stand behind Altered States's score.

1980

global pct

57.1

Film · 1980 · Films · 1980s

Altered States

Name: Altered States
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 1980

Scored from 150 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

57.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

54.2%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

71.1%

AI-adjusted percentile

150 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A driven Harvard psychophysiologist experiments with sensory deprivation tanks and a hallucinogenic Mexican mushroom brew, convinced that altered consciousness can unlock primal genetic memory. As his sessions intensify, the boundary between mind and body begins to break down, with terrifying physical consequences that threaten him and the wife who loves him.

Altered States is a 1980 horror, science-fiction and thriller film.

The calibrated figure is built from 150 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 152 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 815 of whom clear the calibration test. 3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside.

Is Altered States (1980) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 150
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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