Film · 2005 · Films · 2000s
Harsh Times
Two parallel scores from 172 z-qualifying reviewers and 182 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2000s (7,847 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 · 7,847 peers in Films · 2000s
| Mean reviewer z-score | -0.013 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 6.32 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 6.27 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | -0.139 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 172 / 182 |
Summary
An unstable Army Ranger veteran returns to Los Angeles hoping for a job with the LAPD, only to spiral through the streets with his best friend as the two drift, drink, and hustle through dead-end days. As his PTSD and violent impulses surface, their aimless joyride pushes both men toward increasingly dangerous choices.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
172 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = -0.013. DB2 raw mean = 6.27.
90% CI-floor = -0.139. Thin samples penalized.
Global 48.7 / cohort 53.8. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 2000s
