Is Caligula actually good?

Caligula sits in the 12.9% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 12.9% of them.

How does Caligula compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1970s, Caligula lands in the 9.4% 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 Caligula's score based on?

249 calibrated reviewers stand behind Caligula's score.

1979

global pct

12.9

Film · 1979 · Films · 1970s

Caligula

Name: Caligula
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1979

Scored from 249 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

12.9%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

9.4%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles

2.1%

AI-adjusted percentile

249 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A lavish, controversial historical drama chronicling the rise and reign of the young Roman emperor Caligula, who ascends to power after the death of Tiberius. Once crowned, his rule descends into cruelty, paranoia, and excess as he wields absolute authority over the Senate and his court, ultimately alienating those closest to him.

Caligula is a 1979 drama and history film.

The calibrated figure is built from 249 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 261 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Its in-cohort standing is measured against the other 2,405 1970s films, not against the whole corpus.