Film · 1975 · Films · 1970s
Tommy
Two parallel scores from 154 z-qualifying reviewers and 158 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 | -0.075 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 6.52 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 6.61 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | -0.208 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 154 / 158 |
Summary
After witnessing a traumatic event as a child, Tommy becomes psychosomatically deaf, dumb, and blind, retreating into an inner world while his mother and stepfather exploit him. He discovers an uncanny gift for pinball and rises to fame as a messianic figure, drawing devoted followers who expect him to deliver them salvation.
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The math, in this order
154 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = -0.075. DB2 raw mean = 6.61.
90% CI-floor = -0.208. Thin samples penalized.
Global 43.4 / cohort 35.4. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1970s
