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The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · directed by Woody Allen · 82 min
23,269 feet · Prominence
1,136th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

$11m worldwide in 1985 — $33m in today's money.

As released$11mIn 2026 money$33mRank4,472 of 8,589In 198566 of 109

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Critics 84, awards 53. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics84 → 42Awards53 → 26

Oscars1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Film, Original 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: Allen's most-admired conceit, cinephile reference.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.6 from 58kWikipedia9k views a monthAge41 years

Scored beside it · 1,163 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 45 praise 88 legacy 42averages 58, which places it at23,269 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Dianne Wiest.