Is Network actually good?

Network sits in the 92.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 92.0% of them.

How does Network compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1970s, Network lands in the 90.5% 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 Network's score based on?

379 calibrated reviewers stand behind Network's score.

1976

global pct

92.0

Film · 1976 · Films · 1970s

Network

Name: Network
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976

Scored from 379 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

92.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

90.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles

99.4%

AI-adjusted percentile

379 calibrated reviewers

Summary

When veteran news anchor Howard Beale is fired for low ratings, his on-air breakdown and impassioned rant - 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' - turns him into a sensation. A ruthless network executive seizes on the phenomenon, transforming the evening news into a cynical entertainment spectacle while a disillusioned colleague watches the consequences unfold.

Network is a 1976 drama film.

2,405 other films from the 1970s form the cohort it is ranked inside. 379 IMDb reviewers are calibrated for this title, and those are the ones the calibrated score reads; a separate, broader pool of 396 reviewers with at least two reviews each feeds the raw-average track. A second review pool sits behind it as well: 3,000 Rotten Tomatoes reviewers clear the same calibration test, and Rankquant scores them separately.