Is On the Bowery actually good?

On the Bowery sits in the 99.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 99.0% of them.

How does On the Bowery compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1950s, On the Bowery lands in the 99.5% 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 On the Bowery's score based on?

8 calibrated reviewers stand behind On the Bowery's score.

1956

global pct

99.0

Film · 1956 · Films · 1950s

On the Bowery

Name: On the Bowery
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 1956

Scored from 8 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 peers).

99.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

99.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1950s · 561 titles

82.9%

AI-adjusted percentile

8 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Released in 1956, On the Bowery is a documentary and drama film.

Only 8 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 8 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track. Its in-cohort standing is measured against the other 560 1950s films, not against the whole corpus.