Film · 1987 · Films · 1980s
Lethal Weapon
Two parallel scores from 360 z-qualifying reviewers and 370 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 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 · 3,141 peers in Films · 1980s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.526 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.14 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.16 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.439 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 360 / 370 |
Summary
Roger Murtaugh, a cautious LAPD sergeant nearing retirement, is paired with Martin Riggs, a reckless, suicidal narcotics detective grieving his wife's death. Their investigation into a young woman's apparent suicide unravels a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces mercenaries, forcing the mismatched partners to rely on each other to survive.
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The math, in this order
360 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.526. DB2 raw mean = 8.16.
90% CI-floor = +0.439. Thin samples penalized.
Global 89.2 / cohort 88.9. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1980s
