Is Law of Desire actually good?

Law of Desire sits in the 52.3% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 52.3% of them.

How does Law of Desire compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Law of Desire lands in the 49.8% 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 Law of Desire's score based on?

31 calibrated reviewers stand behind Law of Desire's score.

1987

global pct

52.3

Film · 1987 · Films · 1980s

Law of Desire

Name: Law of Desire
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1987

Scored from 31 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

52.3%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

49.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

53.7%

AI-adjusted percentile

31 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Law of Desire (1987) is a film IMDb files under the comedy, drama and thriller genres.

3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside. Only 31 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 31 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 216 of whom clear the calibration test.