Is THX 1138 actually good?

THX 1138 sits in the 52.7% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 52.7% of them.

How does THX 1138 compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1970s, THX 1138 lands in the 43.9% 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 THX 1138's score based on?

193 calibrated reviewers stand behind THX 1138's score.

1971

global pct

52.7

Film · 1971 · Films · 1970s

THX 1138

Name: THX 1138
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 1971

Scored from 193 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

52.7%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

43.9%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles

59.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

193 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In a dystopian underground future where emotions are suppressed by mandatory drugs and citizens are designated by alphanumeric codes, the worker THX 1138 stops taking his sedatives and begins a forbidden relationship with his roommate LUH 3417. Their awakening to feeling puts them at odds with the android-policed state, forcing THX to attempt a desperate escape to the surface.

Released in 1971, THX 1138 is a drama, science-fiction and thriller film.

The calibrated figure is built from 193 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 197 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1970s films — 2,406 of them.

Is THX 1138 (1971) worth watching?

Cohort: Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles
Calibrated reviewers: 193
Method: How percentiles are computed

Cohort: Films · 1970s

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