
Film · 2019 · Films · 2010s
Waves
Two parallel scores from 181 z-qualifying reviewers and 197 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 2010s (13,059 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 · 13,059 peers in Films · 2010s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.282 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 7.19 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 7.24 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.159 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 181 / 197 |
Summary
A suburban South Florida family is thrown into emotional turmoil after a charismatic high school wrestler buckles under the weight of his father's expectations, a shoulder injury, and a fracturing relationship. Told in two halves, the film shifts focus to his quieter sister as she tries to find love and forgiveness in the aftermath.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
181 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.282. DB2 raw mean = 7.24.
90% CI-floor = +0.159. Thin samples penalized.
Global 73.4 / cohort 79. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 2010s






