Film · 1998 · Films · 1990s
Gods and Monsters
Two parallel scores from 171 z-qualifying reviewers and 177 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 4,082 peers in Films · 1990s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.492 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.95 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.01 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.367 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 171 / 177 |
Summary
In his final days, retired Hollywood horror director James Whale, famed for Frankenstein, grapples with failing health and memories of his past while forming an unlikely friendship with his young, handsome gardener Clayton Boone. As Whale's grip on reality slips, the bond between the two men deepens into something complicated and revealing.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
171 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.492. DB2 raw mean = 8.01.
90% CI-floor = +0.367. Thin samples penalized.
Global 87.5 / cohort 88.9. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1990s
