
Film · 1959 · Films · 1950s
The 400 Blows
Two parallel scores from 215 z-qualifying reviewers and 222 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 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 · 561 peers in Films · 1950s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.545 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.22 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.28 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.433 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 215 / 222 |
Summary
Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood Parisian schoolboy, drifts through neglect at home and harsh treatment at school. As small acts of rebellion and a petty theft spiral out of his control, he is pushed further from family and into the grip of juvenile authorities, searching for a freedom he can barely name.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
215 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.545. DB2 raw mean = 8.28.
90% CI-floor = +0.433. Thin samples penalized.
Global 90.1 / cohort 81.4. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1950s







