Is Play Misty for Me actually good?

Play Misty for Me sits in the 75.6% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 75.6% of them.

How does Play Misty for Me compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1970s, Play Misty for Me lands in the 69.3% 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 Play Misty for Me's score based on?

194 calibrated reviewers stand behind Play Misty for Me's score.

1971

global pct

75.6

Film · 1971 · Films · 1970s

Play Misty for Me

Name: Play Misty for Me
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971

Scored from 194 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

75.6%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

69.3%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles

93.6%

AI-adjusted percentile

194 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A smooth-talking late-night radio DJ in Carmel has a casual one-night stand with an obsessive fan who keeps phoning in to request the jazz standard 'Misty.' As he tries to rekindle things with his estranged girlfriend, the spurned listener's fixation curdles into stalking and violence that threatens everyone close to him.

Play Misty for Me (1971) is a film IMDb files under the drama and thriller genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 194 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 194 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 622 of whom clear the calibration test. 2,405 other films from the 1970s form the cohort it is ranked inside.

Is Play Misty for Me (1971) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 194
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1970s

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