Is The Remains of the Day actually good?

The Remains of the Day sits in the 96.2% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 96.2% of them.

How does The Remains of the Day compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, The Remains of the Day lands in the 97.8% 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 Remains of the Day's score based on?

207 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Remains of the Day's score.

1993

global pct

96.2

Film · 1993 · Films · 1990s

The Remains of the Day

Name: The Remains of the Day
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1993

Scored from 207 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

96.2%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

97.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

99.7%

AI-adjusted percentile

207 calibrated reviewers

Summary

An emotionally repressed English butler, Stevens, devotedly serves Lord Darlington at his stately home between the wars, even as his employer drifts into Nazi sympathies. Years later, a road trip to visit former housekeeper Miss Kenton forces Stevens to confront the personal life and love he sacrificed in the name of professional duty.

Released in 1993, The Remains of the Day is a drama and romance film.

The calibrated figure is built from 207 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 216 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. 4,081 other films from the 1990s form the cohort it is ranked inside.

Is The Remains of the Day (1993) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 207
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1990s

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