Is Zulu actually good?

Zulu sits in the 94.3% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 94.3% of them.

How does Zulu compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1960s, Zulu 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 Zulu's score based on?

224 calibrated reviewers stand behind Zulu's score.

1964

global pct

94.3

Film · 1964 · Films · 1960s

Zulu

Name: Zulu
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1964

Scored from 224 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).

94.3%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

92.8%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles

99.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

224 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In January 1879, a small garrison of British soldiers at the Rorke's Drift mission station in Natal, South Africa, learns that thousands of Zulu warriors are advancing on their position after annihilating a larger British force at Isandlwana. Led by Lieutenants Chard and Bromhead, the outnumbered defenders fortify the outpost and brace for waves of attacks in a desperate stand.

Zulu (1964) is a film IMDb files under the drama, history and war genres.

1,928 other films from the 1960s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 224 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 235 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 1,143 of whom clear the calibration test.