Is Misery actually good?

Misery sits in the 91.9% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 91.9% of them.

How does Misery compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, Misery lands in the 94.0% 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 Misery's score based on?

460 calibrated reviewers stand behind Misery's score.

1990

global pct

91.9

Film · 1990 · Films · 1990s

Misery

Name: Misery
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Psychological Thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall

Scored from 460 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

91.9%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

94.0%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

99.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

460 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A bestselling novelist is rescued from a car accident by an obsessed fan, but his apparent savior reveals herself to be unstable and psychologically disturbed, forcing him into captivity and coercing him to write exclusively for her.

Misery is a 1990 thriller, drama and psychological thriller film directed by Rob Reiner. It runs 1h 47m. Its certificate is R. Its country of origin is listed as the United States. Kathy Bates, James Caan and Richard Farnsworth head the billed cast.

Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 6,356 of whom clear the calibration test. The calibrated figure is built from 460 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 472 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. 4,081 other films from the 1990s form the cohort it is ranked inside.

ThrillerDramaPsychological Thriller

Is Misery (1990) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 460
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1990s

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