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Three Colors: Blue

1993 · directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · 98 min
25,356 feet · Prominence
392nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw32

Lifetime worldwide gross $2m, re-releases included; about $3m in 2026 money.

Rank8,255 of 11,051In 1993167 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.

Critics93 baseAwards11 signal → +0 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Kieslowski arthouse canon, Criterion, enduring.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.8 from 118kWikipedia9k views a monthAge33 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 268 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 32 praise 93 legacy 72averages 66, placing it at25,356 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

▲ Philippe Volter▲ Benoît Régent▲ Charlotte Véry▲ Florence Pernel

In these careers — elevation for this film

Juliette Binoche19,790 ftBenoît Régent18,011 ftCharlotte Véry17,953 ftPhilippe Volter17,843 ftFlorence Pernel17,841 ftJulie Delpy17,647 ftEmmanuelle Riva17,621 ft