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The Age of Innocence

1993 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 138 min
23,858 feet · Prominence
949th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $32m, re-releases included; about $74m in 2026 money.

Rank3,481 of 11,051In 199359 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards72 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Costume Design4 nominated Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress4 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Actress, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 nominated Craft and other
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Criterion Scorsese outlier, quietly respected.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.2 from 73kWikipedia41k views a monthAge33 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,341 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 52 praise 93 legacy 45averages 63, placing it at23,858 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

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