Is The Giant Gila Monster actually good?

The Giant Gila Monster sits in the 5.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 5.1% of them.

How does The Giant Gila Monster compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1950s, The Giant Gila Monster lands in the 4.5% 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 Giant Gila Monster's score based on?

119 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Giant Gila Monster's score.

1959

global pct

5.1

Film · 1959 · Films · 1950s

The Giant Gila Monster

Name: The Giant Gila Monster
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 1959

Scored from 119 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 peers).

5.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

4.5%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1950s · 561 titles

0.9%

AI-adjusted percentile

119 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In a small Texas town, teenagers and the local sheriff investigate a series of mysterious disappearances along a rural highway. The culprit turns out to be an enormous lizard that has emerged from the surrounding hills and is preying on travelers and livestock. A hot-rodding young mechanic must find a way to stop the creature before it reaches the town.

The Giant Gila Monster (1959) is a film IMDb files under the horror, science-fiction and thriller genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 119 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 121 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 Giant Gila Monster (1959) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1950s · 561 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 119
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1950s

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