Is Nomadland actually good?

Nomadland sits in the 52.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 52.5% of them.

How does Nomadland compare to similar films?

Within Films · 2020s, Nomadland lands in the 62.1% 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 Nomadland's score based on?

993 calibrated reviewers stand behind Nomadland's score.

2020

global pct

52.5

Film · 2020 · Films · 2020s

Nomadland

Name: Nomadland
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Released: 2020
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie, Bob Wells

Scored from 993 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2020s (7,930 peers).

52.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

62.1%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 2020s · 7,930 titles

60.9%

AI-adjusted percentile

993 calibrated reviewers

Summary

After losing her home and job during the economic recession, Fern embarks on a journey across America as a modern nomad, living in a van. She travels throughout the country, meeting other van dwellers and experiencing their stories while navigating a new lifestyle in search of purpose.

Nomadland is a 2020 drama and adventure film directed by Chloé Zhao. Frances McDormand, David Strathairn and Linda May head the billed cast. It runs 1h 47m. Its country of origin is listed as the United States.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 2020s films — 7,930 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 609 of whom clear the calibration test. The calibrated figure is built from 993 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 1,025 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

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Is Nomadland (2020) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 2020s · 7,930 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 993
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 2020s

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