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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988 · directed by Philip Kaufman · 171 min
22,980 feet · Prominence
1,273rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw44

$10m worldwide in 1988 — $28m in today's money.

As released$10mIn 2026 money$28mRank4,705 of 8,589In 198870 of 140

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Critics 80, awards 41. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics80 → 40Awards41 → 20

Oscars2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography
Golden Globes2 nominated Motion Picture, Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Adapted Screenplay
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Criterion; admired literary adaptation, narrow reach.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.2 from 40kWikipedia14k views a monthAge38 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,170 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 44 praise 84 legacy 42averages 57, which places it at22,980 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

Daniel Day-Lewis22,017 ft