Film · 2025 · Films · 2020s
Sinners
Two parallel scores from 2,062 z-qualifying reviewers and 2,158 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2020s (7,930 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. The 16-point gap is the rating-inflation signature for this title — discriminating reviewers liked it more than the casual crowd.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 7,930 peers in Films · 2020s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.177 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 6.62 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 6.67 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.141 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 2,062 / 2,158 |
Summary
In 1932 Mississippi, twin brothers Smoke and Stack return to their hometown after years in Chicago to open a juke joint for the Black community. On opening night, their celebration is invaded by a supernatural evil that forces the brothers and their patrons to fight for survival. Ryan Coogler's genre-blending film mixes Delta blues, vampire horror, and historical drama.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
2,062 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.177. DB2 raw mean = 6.67.
90% CI-floor = +0.141. Thin samples penalized.
Global 65 / cohort 72.9. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 2020s
