Is The 400 Blows actually good?

The 400 Blows sits in the 90.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 90.1% of them.

How does The 400 Blows compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1950s, The 400 Blows lands in the 81.4% 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 The 400 Blows's score based on?

215 calibrated reviewers stand behind The 400 Blows's score.

1959

global pct

90.1

Film · 1959 · Films · 1950s

The 400 Blows

Name: The 400 Blows
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1959

Scored from 215 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 peers).

90.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

81.4%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1950s · 561 titles

98.7%

AI-adjusted percentile

215 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood Parisian schoolboy, drifts through neglect at home and harsh treatment at school. As small acts of rebellion and a petty theft spiral out of his control, he is pushed further from family and into the grip of juvenile authorities, searching for a freedom he can barely name.

The 400 Blows is a 1959 crime and drama film.

The calibrated figure is built from 215 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 222 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1950s films — 561 of them.

Is The 400 Blows (1959) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1950s · 561 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 215
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1950s

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