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Bugsy

1991 · directed by Barry Levinson · 136 min
22,555 feet · Prominence
1,895th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $49m, re-releases included; about $119m in 2026 money.

Rank2,605 of 11,051In 199128 of 176

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards88 signal → +8 lift

Oscars2 won Costume Design, Production Design7 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Best Picture3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Handsome gangster film, forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.8 from 32kWikipedia0k views a monthAge35 years

Scored beside it · 2,483 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 56 praise 90 legacy 30averages 59, placing it at22,555 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

▲ Warren Beatty

In these careers — elevation for this film

Warren Beatty19,902 ftAnnette Bening19,239 ftHarvey Keitel18,857 ftBen Kingsley18,855 ftElliott Gould18,276 ftJoe Mantegna18,108 ft