Is The Color of Money actually good?

The Color of Money sits in the 55.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 55.5% of them.

How does The Color of Money compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, The Color of Money lands in the 52.7% 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 Color of Money's score based on?

162 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Color of Money's score.

1986

global pct

55.5

Film · 1986 · Films · 1980s

The Color of Money

Name: The Color of Money
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 1986

Scored from 162 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

55.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

52.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

67.3%

AI-adjusted percentile

162 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Retired pool hustler Eddie Felson discovers a brash, talented young player named Vincent and takes him on the road with his girlfriend Carmen, teaching him how to hustle stakes players across the country. As Eddie mentors the cocky kid, his own competitive fire is reignited, pulling him toward a return to the table and a showdown in a high-stakes Atlantic City tournament.

The Color of Money (1986) is a film IMDb files under the drama and sport genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 162 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 165 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Its in-cohort standing is measured against the other 3,140 1980s films, not against the whole corpus.

Is The Color of Money (1986) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 162
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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