Is Species actually good?

Species sits in the 36.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 36.1% of them.

How does Species compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, Species lands in the 33.4% 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 Species's score based on?

166 calibrated reviewers stand behind Species's score.

1995

global pct

36.1

Film · 1995 · Films · 1990s

Species

Name: Species
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 1995

Scored from 166 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

36.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

33.4%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

20.4%

AI-adjusted percentile

166 calibrated reviewers

Summary

After scientists splice human DNA with an alien genetic code transmitted from deep space, the resulting hybrid grows into a beautiful young woman named Sil who escapes the lab and heads to Los Angeles. Driven by an overwhelming biological urge to mate and reproduce, she eludes a government team assembled to hunt her down before she can spawn a new species capable of overtaking humanity.

Released in 1995, Species is an action, horror and science-fiction film.

The calibrated figure is built from 166 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 166 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1990s films — 4,082 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 1,304 of whom clear the calibration test.