Film · 1965 · Films · 1960s
The Ipcress File
Two parallel scores from 125 z-qualifying reviewers and 125 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 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 · 1,929 peers in Films · 1960s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.403 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.59 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.59 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.256 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 125 / 125 |
Summary
British intelligence agent Harry Palmer is reassigned to investigate the kidnapping of a top scientist, part of a wider pattern of abductions that have left key researchers mentally broken on return. As Palmer digs through bureaucratic rivalries and a mysterious recording labeled IPCRESS, he uncovers a brainwashing operation and must figure out which of his superiors he can actually trust.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
125 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.403. DB2 raw mean = 7.59.
90% CI-floor = +0.256. Thin samples penalized.
Global 82.1 / cohort 75.9. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1960s
