Film · 1997 · Films · 1990s
Lolita
Two parallel scores from 171 z-qualifying reviewers and 187 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 | +0.239 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.45 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.60 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.113 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 171 / 187 |
Summary
A middle-aged literature professor, Humbert Humbert, becomes obsessed with twelve-year-old Dolores 'Lolita' Haze and marries her widowed mother to stay close to her. After the mother's sudden death, he takes Lolita on a long road trip across America, where their disturbing relationship spirals toward jealousy, manipulation, and ruin as a mysterious rival shadows their journey.
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The math, in this order
171 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.239. DB2 raw mean = 7.60.
90% CI-floor = +0.113. Thin samples penalized.
Global 70.2 / cohort 69.9. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1990s
