Is Braveheart actually good?

Braveheart sits in the 83.6% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 83.6% of them.

How does Braveheart compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, Braveheart lands in the 84.7% 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 Braveheart's score based on?

952 calibrated reviewers stand behind Braveheart's score.

1995

global pct

83.6

Film · 1995 · Films · 1990s

Braveheart

Name: Braveheart
Genre: Drama, Epic, History
Released: 1995
Duration: 2 h 58 min
Cast: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen, Ian Bannen

Scored from 952 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

83.6%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

84.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

98.2%

AI-adjusted percentile

952 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Scottish knight William Wallace leads a rebellion against English rule in 13th-century Scotland. After the death of his wife, Wallace rallies the Scottish clans and wins a decisive victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, becoming a legendary figure in the fight for Scottish independence.

Released in 1995, Braveheart is a drama, epic and history film. The runtime is 178 minutes. Its certificate is R. Mel Gibson directed it, with Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau and Patrick McGoohan in the cast. Its country of origin is listed as the United States.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 1990s films — 4,082 of them. The calibrated figure is built from 952 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 1,041 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

DramaEpicHistory

Is Braveheart (1995) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 952
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1990s

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