Is Irreversible actually good?

Irreversible sits in the 51.8% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 51.8% of them.

How does Irreversible compare to similar films?

Within Films · 2000s, Irreversible lands in the 57.2% 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 Irreversible's score based on?

551 calibrated reviewers stand behind Irreversible's score.

2002

global pct

51.8

Film · 2002 · Films · 2000s

Irreversible

Name: Irreversible
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2002
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Beatrice Dalle

Scored from 551 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2000s (7,847 peers).

51.8%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

57.2%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles

57.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

551 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Presented in reverse chronological order, the film opens with violent aftermath and works backwards through time, following a woman, her boyfriend, and their friend as it traces the events preceding a brutal tragedy.

Irreversible is a 2002 drama, thriller and crime film starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel. Its certificate is NC-17. Its country of origin is listed as France. It runs 1h 37m. It plays in French. Gaspar Noé directed it.

The calibrated figure is built from 551 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 571 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 3,470 of whom clear the calibration test. The cohort it is ranked inside is 2000s films — 7,847 of them.

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Is Irreversible (2002) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 2000s · 7,847 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 551
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 2000s

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