Is Ichi the Killer actually good?

Ichi the Killer sits in the 49.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 49.5% of them.

How does Ichi the Killer compare to similar films?

Within Films · 2000s, Ichi the Killer lands in the 54.7% 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 Ichi the Killer's score based on?

243 calibrated reviewers stand behind Ichi the Killer's score.

2001

global pct

49.5

Film · 2001 · Films · 2000s

Ichi the Killer

Name: Ichi the Killer
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2001

Scored from 243 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2000s (7,847 peers).

49.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

54.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles

48.9%

AI-adjusted percentile

243 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In Tokyo's underworld, sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches obsessively for his missing boss, hoping to find a torturer worthy of his pain. His hunt leads him toward Ichi, a psychologically broken and easily manipulated young man who has been weaponized into a uncontrollable killer with blades hidden in his boots. Their paths converge in an escalating spiral of violence.

Ichi the Killer is a 2001 crime and drama film.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 2000s films — 7,847 of them. The calibrated figure is built from 243 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 249 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 3,298 of whom clear the calibration test.

Is Ichi the Killer (2001) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 243
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 2000s

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