Is Outland actually good?

Outland sits in the 76.7% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 76.7% of them.

How does Outland compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Outland lands in the 74.2% 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 Outland's score based on?

152 calibrated reviewers stand behind Outland's score.

1981

global pct

76.7

Film · 1981 · Films · 1980s

Outland

Name: Outland
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Released: 1981

Scored from 152 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

76.7%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

74.2%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

93.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

152 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A federal marshal assigned to a remote mining colony on Jupiter's moon Io uncovers a drug trafficking operation that is driving workers to lethal psychosis in exchange for higher productivity. When he refuses to look the other way, the corrupt company manager dispatches hired killers on an incoming shuttle, leaving the marshal to face them largely alone.

Outland is a 1981 action, crime and science-fiction film.

The calibrated figure is built from 152 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 154 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 469 of whom clear the calibration test.