Film · 2006 · Films · 2000s
Shortbus
Two parallel scores from 148 z-qualifying reviewers and 155 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2000s (7,847 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 · 7,847 peers in Films · 2000s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.068 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 6.72 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 6.74 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | -0.067 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 148 / 155 |
Summary
In post-9/11 New York City, a couples counselor who has never had an orgasm, a dominatrix struggling to connect with her clients, and a gay couple considering opening up their relationship find their lives intersecting at a Brooklyn salon called Shortbus, where art, politics, and uninhibited sexuality collide. As they navigate intimacy and loneliness, each character searches for meaning and genuine human connection.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
148 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.068. DB2 raw mean = 6.74.
90% CI-floor = -0.067. Thin samples penalized.
Global 55.7 / cohort 61.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 2000s
