Film · 1983 · Films · 1980s
Local Hero
Two parallel scores from 191 z-qualifying reviewers and 197 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 | +0.530 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.15 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.21 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.411 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 191 / 197 |
Summary
An ambitious American oil executive is sent by his eccentric Houston-based boss to a small Scottish coastal village to buy up the land for a refinery. As he negotiates with the surprisingly eager locals, the quirky community and the haunting beauty of the place begin to work an unexpected change on him.
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The math, in this order
191 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.530. DB2 raw mean = 8.21.
90% CI-floor = +0.411. Thin samples penalized.
Global 89.4 / cohort 89.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1980s
