Is The Decline of Western Civilization actually good?

The Decline of Western Civilization sits in the 87.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 87.5% of them.

How does The Decline of Western Civilization compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, The Decline of Western Civilization lands in the 86.4% 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 Decline of Western Civilization's score based on?

27 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Decline of Western Civilization's score.

1981

global pct

87.5

Film · 1981 · Films · 1980s

The Decline of Western Civilization

Name: The Decline of Western Civilization
Genre: Documentary, History, Music
Released: 1981

Scored from 27 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

87.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

86.4%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

88.3%

AI-adjusted percentile

27 calibrated reviewers

Summary

The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 documentary, history and music film.

Only 27 of its IMDb reviewers are calibrated, so the calibrated figure rests on a thin sample; a broader pool of 27 reviewers with at least two reviews feeds the raw-average track. Its in-cohort standing is measured against the other 3,140 1980s films, not against the whole corpus. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 117 of whom clear the calibration test.

Is The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 27
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1980s

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