Is Hoosiers actually good?

Hoosiers sits in the 87.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 87.5% of them.

How does Hoosiers compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Hoosiers lands in the 86.5% 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 Hoosiers's score based on?

145 calibrated reviewers stand behind Hoosiers's score.

1986

global pct

87.5

Film · 1986 · Films · 1980s

Hoosiers

Name: Hoosiers
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 1986

Scored from 145 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

87.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

86.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

97.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

145 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A disgraced former college basketball coach takes over a small-town Indiana high school team in the 1950s, clashing with skeptical townspeople and a troubled alcoholic assistant as he tries to mold a tiny squad of farm boys into contenders. Drawing inspiration from the real-life Milan Miracle, the team's underdog run captures the heart of a community.

Hoosiers (1986) is a film IMDb files under the drama and sport genres.

3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 145 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 149 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 1,953 of whom clear the calibration test.