Is Powaqqatsi actually good?

Powaqqatsi sits in the 77.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 77.5% of them.

How does Powaqqatsi compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Powaqqatsi lands in the 75.1% 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 Powaqqatsi's score based on?

26 calibrated reviewers stand behind Powaqqatsi's score.

1988

global pct

77.5

Film · 1988 · Films · 1980s

Powaqqatsi

Name: Powaqqatsi
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1988

Scored from 26 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

77.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

75.1%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

81.2%

AI-adjusted percentile

26 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Powaqqatsi (1988) is a film IMDb files under the documentary and music genres.

Only 26 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 26 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 182 of whom clear the calibration test.