Is Side Effects actually good?

Side Effects sits in the 64.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 64.0% of them.

How does Side Effects compare to similar films?

Within Films · 2010s, Side Effects lands in the 70.8% 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 Side Effects's score based on?

345 calibrated reviewers stand behind Side Effects's score.

2013

global pct

64.0

Film · 2013 · Films · 2010s

Side Effects

Name: Side Effects
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2013

Scored from 345 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2010s (13,059 peers).

64.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

70.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 2010s · 13,059 titles

85.7%

AI-adjusted percentile

345 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A young woman struggling with anxiety over her husband's release from prison is prescribed a new medication by her psychiatrist. When the drug's unexpected side effects lead to a shocking act, the psychiatrist's career and life unravel as he investigates what really happened. A twisty thriller about pharmaceuticals, manipulation, and deception.

Released in 2013, Side Effects is a crime, drama and mystery film.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 2010s films — 13,059 of them. The calibrated figure is built from 345 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 346 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 3,106 of whom clear the calibration test.

Is Side Effects (2013) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 2010s · 13,059 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 345
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 2010s

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