Film · 1992 · Films · 1990s
Malcolm X
Two parallel scores from 181 z-qualifying reviewers and 186 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 | +0.515 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.08 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.11 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.393 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 181 / 186 |
Summary
Spike Lee's epic biographical drama traces the life of Malcolm Little, from his troubled youth and years as a Harlem hustler, through his imprisonment and conversion to the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad. As Malcolm X, he rises to become a fiery civil rights leader, before a transformative pilgrimage to Mecca reshapes his views on race and faith.
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The math, in this order
181 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.515. DB2 raw mean = 8.11.
90% CI-floor = +0.393. Thin samples penalized.
Global 88.7 / cohort 90.3. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1990s
