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The Player

1992 · directed by Robert Altman · 124 min
23,974 feet · Prominence
814th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw49

$22m worldwide in 1992 — $51m in today's money.

As released$22mIn 2026 money$51mRank3,760 of 8,589In 199259 of 135

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Critics 92, awards 63. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics92 → 46Awards63 → 31

Oscars3 nominated Director, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Actor
BAFTAs1 won Direction
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Criterion Hollywood satire, cinephile standing.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.5 from 71kWikipedia19k views a monthAge34 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 979 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 49 praise 94 legacy 45averages 63, which places it at23,974 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

Julia Roberts21,602 ftBruce Willis21,584 ftBurt Reynolds21,573 ft