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Little Shop of Horrors

1986 · directed by Frank Oz · 94 min
25,159 feet · Prominence
446th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

Lifetime worldwide gross $54m, re-releases included; about $162m in 2026 money.

Rank2,032 of 11,051In 198618 of 141

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards18 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs1 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy62

Judged directly: 'Feed me, Seymour'; enduring stage musical.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.1 from 94kWikipedia39k views a monthAge40 years

Scored beside it · 479 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 59 praise 87 legacy 62averages 69, placing it at25,159 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Rick Moranis▲ Levi Stubbs

In these careers — elevation for this film

Rick Moranis19,598 ftEllen Greene19,467 ftSteve Martin19,261 ftLevi Stubbs19,008 ftVincent Gardenia18,332 ftFrank Oz18,309 ftJohn Candy17,665 ftBill Murray17,655 ftChristopher Guest17,648 ftMiriam Margolyes17,642 ft