Is Cocktail actually good?

Cocktail sits in the 22.4% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 22.4% of them.

How does Cocktail compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Cocktail lands in the 20.7% 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 Cocktail's score based on?

132 calibrated reviewers stand behind Cocktail's score.

1988

global pct

22.4

Film · 1988 · Films · 1980s

Cocktail

Name: Cocktail
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1988

Scored from 132 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

22.4%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

20.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

8.3%

AI-adjusted percentile

132 calibrated reviewers

Summary

An ambitious young Army veteran arrives in New York hoping to make his fortune, but ends up tending bar under the mentorship of a charismatic, cynical Irish bartender who teaches him flair and life lessons. He falls for an artist while working a lucrative gig in Jamaica, only to have ambition, betrayal, and a wealthy rival complicate their romance as he weighs money against love.

Cocktail (1988) is a film IMDb files under the comedy, drama and romance genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 132 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 132 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 2,083 of whom clear the calibration test.