Seven Samurai
1954·Akira Kurosawa·207 min
ActionAdventureDrama
89.7composite
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
100%Tomatometer
98Metacritic
8.6IMDb380K votes
97%RT Audience
Score Breakdown
89.7
out of 100
🍅Critic Score99.0
30% weight — RT Tomatometer + Metacritic
👥Audience Score91.3
25% weight — IMDb + RT Audience + Metacritic User
🏆Canon Score86.7
25% weight — Appearances on prestigious film lists
⏳Longevity Bonus68.5
10% weight — Older films still rated highly get a boost
🔥Popularity86.2
10% weight — Based on IMDb vote count (log scale)
Formula
99.0 × 0.30
+ 91.3 × 0.25
+ 86.7 × 0.25
+ 68.5 × 0.10
+ 86.2 × 0.10
= 89.67