Is Ran actually good?

Ran sits in the 92.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 92.0% of them.

How does Ran compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Ran lands in the 91.8% 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 Ran's score based on?

298 calibrated reviewers stand behind Ran's score.

1985

global pct

92.0

Film · 1985 · Films · 1980s

Ran

Name: Ran
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Released: 1985

Scored from 298 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

92.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

91.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

99.3%

AI-adjusted percentile

298 calibrated reviewers

Summary

An aging warlord in feudal Japan decides to divide his kingdom among his three sons, setting off a devastating chain of betrayal, war, and madness. Akira Kurosawa's epic reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear unfolds across sweeping battlefields as old loyalties collapse and the patriarch confronts the consequences of his pride.

Ran is a 1985 action, drama and war film.

The calibrated figure is built from 298 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 311 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, 2,022 of whom clear the calibration test.