Film · 1967 · Films · 1960s
Le Samouraï
Two parallel scores from 172 z-qualifying reviewers and 177 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 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 · 1,929 peers in Films · 1960s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.535 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.88 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.93 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.410 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 172 / 177 |
Summary
Jef Costello, a meticulous and solitary Parisian hitman, carries out a contract killing at a nightclub but is spotted by witnesses. As the police close in and his employers turn on him, Costello navigates a tightening web of suspicion, relying on his rigid code and carefully constructed alibis to survive.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
172 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.535. DB2 raw mean = 7.93.
90% CI-floor = +0.410. Thin samples penalized.
Global 89.6 / cohort 86. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1960s
