Is The Ipcress File actually good?

The Ipcress File sits in the 82.1% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 82.1% of them.

How does The Ipcress File compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1960s, The Ipcress File lands in the 75.9% 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 Ipcress File's score based on?

125 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Ipcress File's score.

1965

global pct

82.1

Film · 1965 · Films · 1960s

The Ipcress File

Name: The Ipcress File
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1965

Scored from 125 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).

82.1%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

75.9%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles

95.4%

AI-adjusted percentile

125 calibrated reviewers

Summary

British intelligence agent Harry Palmer is reassigned to investigate the kidnapping of a top scientist, part of a wider pattern of abductions that have left key researchers mentally broken on return. As Palmer digs through bureaucratic rivalries and a mysterious recording labeled IPCRESS, he uncovers a brainwashing operation and must figure out which of his superiors he can actually trust.

The Ipcress File is a 1965 drama and thriller film.

1,928 other films from the 1960s form the cohort it is ranked inside. 125 IMDb reviewers are calibrated for this title, and those are the ones the calibrated score reads; a separate, broader pool of 125 reviewers with at least two reviews each feeds the raw-average track.

Is The Ipcress File (1965) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 125
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1960s

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