Is The Killer actually good?

The Killer sits in the 91.6% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 91.6% of them.

How does The Killer compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, The Killer lands in the 91.3% 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 Killer's score based on?

196 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Killer's score.

1989

global pct

91.6

Film · 1989 · Films · 1980s

The Killer

Name: The Killer
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 1989

Scored from 196 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

91.6%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

91.3%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

98.9%

AI-adjusted percentile

196 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A remorseful hitman takes one final job to pay for an eye operation for a nightclub singer he accidentally blinded during a previous hit. As he is double-crossed by his employers, he forms an uneasy alliance with the dogged police inspector pursuing him, and the two men find common ground in their codes of honor.

Released in 1989, The Killer is an action, crime and drama film.

3,140 other films from the 1980s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 196 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 208 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.