Is The Shootist actually good?

The Shootist sits in the 93.6% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 93.6% of them.

How does The Shootist compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1970s, The Shootist lands in the 92.8% 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 Shootist's score based on?

160 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Shootist's score.

1976

global pct

93.6

Film · 1976 · Films · 1970s

The Shootist

Name: The Shootist
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: 1976

Scored from 160 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

93.6%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

92.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles

99.1%

AI-adjusted percentile

160 calibrated reviewers

Summary

An aging gunfighter, diagnosed with terminal cancer, rides into Carson City in 1901 seeking a respected doctor's confirmation and a quiet place to spend his final days. Boarding with a widow and her impressionable son, he struggles to settle his affairs while old enemies and opportunists circle, forcing him to decide how a legendary shootist should meet his end.

The Shootist (1976) is a film IMDb files under the drama, romance and western genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 160 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 167 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Its in-cohort standing is measured against the other 2,405 1970s films, not against the whole corpus.