Is I've Heard the Mermaids Singing actually good?

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing sits in the 55.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 55.0% of them.

How does I've Heard the Mermaids Singing compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing lands in the 52.2% 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 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing's score based on?

13 calibrated reviewers stand behind I've Heard the Mermaids Singing's score.

1987

global pct

55.0

Film · 1987 · Films · 1980s

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Name: I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1987

Scored from 13 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

55.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

52.2%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

54.2%

AI-adjusted percentile

13 calibrated reviewers

Summary

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) is a film IMDb files under the comedy and drama genres.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them. Only 13 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 14 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track.

Is I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 13
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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