Is Field of Dreams actually good?

Field of Dreams sits in the 91.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 91.0% of them.

How does Field of Dreams compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Field of Dreams lands in the 90.5% 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 Field of Dreams's score based on?

310 calibrated reviewers stand behind Field of Dreams's score.

1989

global pct

91.0

Film · 1989 · Films · 1980s

Field of Dreams

Name: Field of Dreams
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Released: 1989

Scored from 310 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

91.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

90.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

99.2%

AI-adjusted percentile

310 calibrated reviewers

Summary

An Iowa farmer hears a mysterious voice whispering 'If you build it, he will come' and, against all reason, plows under his corn to build a baseball diamond. The field draws the ghosts of disgraced players from the past, and the farmer's journey leads him to seek out a reclusive writer and confront unresolved feelings about his late father.

Field of Dreams is a 1989 drama, family and fantasy film.

Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 5,541 of whom clear the calibration test. 3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 310 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 325 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

Is Field of Dreams (1989) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 310
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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