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Shadowlands

1993 · directed by Richard Attenborough · 131 min
22,701 feet · Prominence
1,659th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw50

Lifetime worldwide gross $26m, re-releases included; about $59m in 2026 money.

Rank3,916 of 11,051In 199367 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.

Praise100

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics100 baseAwards59 signal → +0 lift

Oscars2 nominated Actress, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs4 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Adapted 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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Restrained Lewis biopic, culturally quiet.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb7.3 from 21kWikipedia11k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 2,669 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 50 praise 100 legacy 28averages 59, placing it at22,701 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

Anthony Hopkins19,796 ftDebra Winger19,796 ftRichard Attenborough18,175 ftJohn Wood18,006 ftPeter Firth17,960 ftJoseph Mazzello17,632 ft