Film · 1984 · Films · 1980s
This Is Spinal Tap
Two parallel scores from 350 z-qualifying reviewers and 360 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 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 · 3,141 peers in Films · 1980s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.581 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.31 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.36 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.493 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 350 / 360 |
Summary
A mock documentary follows the disastrous American tour of Spinal Tap, a fading British heavy metal band, as filmmaker Marty DiBergi captures their botched gigs, shrinking venues, and absurd backstage mishaps. Band tensions escalate when lead singer David St. Hubbins's girlfriend inserts herself into management, straining his friendship with guitarist Nigel Tufnel as the tour spirals toward collapse.
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The math, in this order
350 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.581. DB2 raw mean = 8.36.
90% CI-floor = +0.493. Thin samples penalized.
Global 91.7 / cohort 91.5. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1980s
