RankquantRQ
In the Heat of the Night (1967) poster
1967
global pct
95.9

Film · 1967 · Films · 1960s

In the Heat of the Night

Scored from 271 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).

95.9%
Global percentile
vs. all 52,376 ranked titles
95.1%
In-cohort percentile
Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles
99.8%
AI-adjusted percentile
271 calibrated reviewers

Summary

When a wealthy industrialist is found murdered in a small Mississippi town, the local police chief reluctantly partners with Virgil Tibbs, a Black homicide detective from Philadelphia who is passing through. As the two men navigate racial hostility and mutual distrust, they work together to uncover the truth behind the killing.

In the Heat of the Night (1967) is a film IMDb files under the drama, mystery and thriller genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 271 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 275 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Its in-cohort standing is measured against the other 1,928 1960s films, not against the whole corpus.

Is In the Heat of the Night (1967) worth watching?

Cohort
Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles
Calibrated reviewers
271

Cohort: Films · 1960s

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