Film · 2006 · Films · 2000s
The Pursuit of Happyness
Two parallel scores from 671 z-qualifying reviewers and 705 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 | +0.311 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.83 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.91 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.248 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 671 / 705 |
Summary
Struggling San Francisco salesman Chris Gardner stakes everything on an unpaid stockbroker internship at Dean Witter, competing against 19 other candidates for a single paid position. As his marriage collapses and he and his young son slide into homelessness, Chris fights to keep the boy safe and hold onto hope while chasing a long-shot chance at a better life.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
671 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.311. DB2 raw mean = 7.91.
90% CI-floor = +0.248. Thin samples penalized.
Global 75.8 / cohort 81.3. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 2000s
