Film · 1985 · Films · 1980s
Ran
Two parallel scores from 298 z-qualifying reviewers and 311 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 | +0.588 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.42 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.46 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.492 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 298 / 311 |
Summary
An aging warlord in feudal Japan decides to divide his kingdom among his three sons, setting off a devastating chain of betrayal, war, and madness. Akira Kurosawa's epic reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear unfolds across sweeping battlefields as old loyalties collapse and the patriarch confronts the consequences of his pride.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
298 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.588. DB2 raw mean = 8.46.
90% CI-floor = +0.492. Thin samples penalized.
Global 92 / cohort 91.8. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1980s
