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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · directed by Jim Sheridan · 103 min
24,286 feet · Prominence
693rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

$15m worldwide in 1989 — $39m in today's money.

As released$15mIn 2026 money$39mRank4,192 of 8,589In 198958 of 125

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise99

Critics 98, awards 82. Half each, so Praise lands at 99.

Critics98 → 49Awards82 → 41

Oscars2 won Actor, Supporting Actress3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actor
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Day-Lewis breakthrough, film less invoked.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.8 from 84kWikipedia40k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 868 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 47 praise 99 legacy 48averages 65, which places it at24,286 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Daniel Day-Lewis22,042 ft