Is Christine actually good?

Christine sits in the 69.7% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 69.7% of them.

How does Christine compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Christine lands in the 66.6% 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 Christine's score based on?

309 calibrated reviewers stand behind Christine's score.

1983

global pct

69.7

Film · 1983 · Films · 1980s

Christine

Name: Christine
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1983

Scored from 309 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

69.7%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

66.6%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

91.1%

AI-adjusted percentile

309 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A shy, bullied teenager named Arnie Cunningham buys and restores a rusted 1958 Plymouth Fury named Christine. As his obsession with the car grows, his personality darkens and those who threaten him or the car begin to meet violent ends, revealing that Christine is no ordinary automobile. Based on the Stephen King novel and directed by John Carpenter.

Christine (1983) is a film IMDb files under the horror and thriller genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 309 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 316 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 1,852 of whom clear the calibration test. 3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside.