Is The Fly actually good?

The Fly sits in the 95.4% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 95.4% of them.

How does The Fly compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, The Fly lands in the 95.4% 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 Fly's score based on?

429 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Fly's score.

1986

global pct

95.4

Film · 1986 · Films · 1980s

The Fly

Name: The Fly
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 1986

Scored from 429 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

95.4%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

95.4%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

99.8%

AI-adjusted percentile

429 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Eccentric scientist Seth Brundle invents a teleportation device and tests it on himself, unaware that a housefly has entered the pod with him. As his DNA slowly fuses with the insect's, his body and mind begin a horrifying transformation, while journalist Veronica Quaife watches the man she loves disintegrate into something monstrous.

The Fly is a 1986 drama, horror and science-fiction film.

429 IMDb reviewers are calibrated for this title, and those are the ones the calibrated score reads; a separate, broader pool of 438 reviewers with at least two reviews each feeds the raw-average track. 3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside.