Is Planet of the Apes actually good?

Planet of the Apes sits in the 97.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 97.5% of them.

How does Planet of the Apes compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1960s, Planet of the Apes lands in the 97.3% 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 Planet of the Apes's score based on?

457 calibrated reviewers stand behind Planet of the Apes's score.

1968

global pct

97.5

Film · 1968 · Films · 1960s

Planet of the Apes

Name: Planet of the Apes
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1968
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans

Scored from 457 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).

97.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

97.3%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles

100%

AI-adjusted percentile

457 calibrated reviewers

Summary

An astronaut crew crashes on a seemingly alien planet governed by a sophisticated ape civilization, where humans are treated as primitive animals. The lead astronaut must navigate this dystopian society and uncover the truth about the world's origins.

Released in 1968, Planet of the Apes is a science fiction, thriller and adventure film. Franklin J. Schaffner directed it, with Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter in the cast. Its certificate is G. It runs 1h 52m. Its country of origin is listed as the United States.

The calibrated figure is built from 457 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 465 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. 1,928 other films from the 1960s form the cohort it is ranked inside.

Science FictionThrillerAdventure

Is Planet of the Apes (1968) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 457
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1960s

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