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1991 · directed by Barry Levinson · 136 min
23,029 feet · Prominence
1,244th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

$49m worldwide in 1991 — $119m in today's money.

As released$49mIn 2026 money$119mRank2,421 of 8,589In 199128 of 146

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Critics 82, awards 73. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics82 → 41Awards73 → 37

Oscars2 won Costume Design, Production Design7 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Handsome gangster film, forgotten.

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

Scored beside it · 1,843 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 56 praise 89 legacy 30averages 58, which places it at23,029 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 Beatty22,444 ft