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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

1989 · directed by Jim Sheridan · 103 min
24,212 feet · Prominence
779th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $15m, re-releases included; about $39m in 2026 money.

Rank4,733 of 11,051In 198964 of 156

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics98 baseAwards82 signal → +1 lift

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

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. 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 · 1,140 of 4,039 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, placing it at24,212 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Alison Whelan

In these careers — elevation for this film

Daniel Day-Lewis19,969 ftBrenda Fricker18,482 ftKirsten Sheridan17,784 ftCyril Cusack17,753 ftAlison Whelan17,737 ft