Is Batman actually good?

Batman sits in the 78.4% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 78.4% of them.

How does Batman compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Batman lands in the 75.9% 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 Batman's score based on?

876 calibrated reviewers stand behind Batman's score.

1989

global pct

78.4

Film · 1989 · Films · 1980s

Batman

Name: Batman
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle

Scored from 876 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

78.4%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

75.9%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

96.8%

AI-adjusted percentile

876 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In Gotham City, Batman confronts a mysterious criminal known as The Joker, who emerges as a powerful force terrorizing the city. The Dark Knight races to stop the villain's reign of terror while uncovering a dangerous connection to his own past.

Batman is a 1989 action, crime and drama film directed by Tim Burton. Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger head the billed cast. Its country of origin is listed as the United States. Its certificate is PG-13. It runs 2h 6m.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them. The calibrated figure is built from 876 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 908 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

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Is Batman (1989) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 876
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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