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The Hurricane

1999 · directed by Norman Jewison · 146 min
22,946 feet · Prominence
1,282nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$74m worldwide in 1999 — $146m in today's money.

As released$74mIn 2026 money$146mRank2,081 of 8,589In 199951 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Critics 78, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics78 → 39Awards40 → 20

Oscars1 nominated Actor
Golden Globes1 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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Denzel vehicle, culturally quiet.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.6 from 105kWikipedia15k views a monthAge27 years

Scored beside it · 1,690 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 58 praise 82 legacy 32averages 57, which places it at22,946 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

Denzel Washington22,605 ft