Film · 1973 · Films · 1970s
The Sting
Two parallel scores from 353 z-qualifying reviewers and 365 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 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 · 2,406 peers in Films · 1970s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.664 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.34 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.40 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.577 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 353 / 365 |
Summary
Set in 1930s Chicago, two grifters team up to pull off an elaborate long con against a ruthless New York crime boss who had one of their friends killed. Posing as players in a fake off-track betting parlor, they orchestrate an intricate scheme of deception, double-crosses, and misdirection to take the mark for everything he's worth.
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The math, in this order
353 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.664. DB2 raw mean = 8.40.
90% CI-floor = +0.577. Thin samples penalized.
Global 94.6 / cohort 93.8. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1970s
