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History of the World: Part I (1981) poster
1981
global pct
36.9

Film · 1981 · Films · 1980s

History of the World: Part I

Scored from 131 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

36.9%
Global percentile
vs. all 52,376 ranked titles
34.3%
In-cohort percentile
Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
22.5%
AI-adjusted percentile
131 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Mel Brooks' sprawling comedic anthology romps through pivotal eras of human civilization, from the Stone Age and the Old Testament to the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Brooks himself plays multiple roles, including Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, Torquemada, and King Louis XVI, lampooning history through musical numbers, slapstick, and irreverent gags.

Released in 1981, History of the World: Part I is a comedy, history and musical film.

The calibrated figure is built from 131 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 131 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 2,894 of whom clear the calibration test. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them.

Is History of the World: Part I (1981) worth watching?

Cohort
Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers
131

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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