Film · 1957 · Films · 1950s
Witness for the Prosecution
Two parallel scores from 360 z-qualifying reviewers and 365 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1950s (561 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 · 561 peers in Films · 1950s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.787 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 8.59 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 8.61 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.701 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 360 / 365 |
Summary
An ailing London barrister takes on the defense of Leonard Vole, a charming man accused of murdering a wealthy widow who had named him in her will. The case hinges on the unexpected testimony of Vole's enigmatic German wife, Christine, leading to a courtroom drama full of sharp cross-examinations and shifting allegiances.
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The math, in this order
360 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.787. DB2 raw mean = 8.61.
90% CI-floor = +0.701. Thin samples penalized.
Global 97.5 / cohort 96.1. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: Films · 1950s
