Is Sympathy for the Underdog actually good?

Sympathy for the Underdog sits in the 90.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 90.1% of them.

How does Sympathy for the Underdog compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1970s, Sympathy for the Underdog lands in the 88.0% 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 Sympathy for the Underdog's score based on?

8 calibrated reviewers stand behind Sympathy for the Underdog's score.

1971

global pct

90.1

Film · 1971 · Films · 1970s

Sympathy for the Underdog

Name: Sympathy for the Underdog
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1971

Scored from 8 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

90.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

88.0%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles

73.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

8 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Released in 1971, Sympathy for the Underdog is a crime and drama film.

Only 8 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 8 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1970s films — 2,406 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 29 of whom clear the calibration test.

Is Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 8
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1970s

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