Is Highlander actually good?

Highlander sits in the 67.4% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 67.4% of them.

How does Highlander compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Highlander lands in the 64.5% 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 Highlander's score based on?

370 calibrated reviewers stand behind Highlander's score.

1986

global pct

67.4

Film · 1986 · Films · 1980s

Highlander

Name: Highlander
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 1986

Scored from 370 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

67.4%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

64.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

89.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

370 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Connor MacLeod, a 16th-century Scottish clansman, discovers he is one of a group of immortals who can only die by beheading. Across centuries he trains under a mentor and battles rival immortals, culminating in a present-day showdown in New York City with his oldest enemy, the brutal Kurgan, for a mysterious Prize.

Released in 1986, Highlander is an action, adventure and fantasy film.

3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 370 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 380 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.