Is Curse of the Demon actually good?

Curse of the Demon sits in the 96.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 96.5% of them.

How does Curse of the Demon compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1950s, Curse of the Demon lands in the 94.5% 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 Curse of the Demon's score based on?

237 calibrated reviewers stand behind Curse of the Demon's score.

1957

global pct

96.5

Film · 1957 · Films · 1950s

Curse of the Demon

Name: Curse of the Demon
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Released: 1957

Scored from 237 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 peers).

96.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

94.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1950s · 561 titles

99.8%

AI-adjusted percentile

237 calibrated reviewers

Summary

American psychologist Dr. John Holden travels to England to debunk a cult led by the sinister Dr. Julian Karswell, whose colleague died under mysterious circumstances. When Karswell secretly passes him a parchment marked with runic symbols, Holden finds himself the target of an ancient curse that summons a monstrous demon. As the deadline approaches, the skeptical scientist must confront the possibility that the supernatural is real.

Released in 1957, Curse of the Demon is a fantasy, horror and mystery film.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 1950s films — 561 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 264 of whom clear the calibration test. The calibrated figure is built from 237 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 239 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

Is Curse of the Demon (1957) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1950s · 561 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 237
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1950s

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