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The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · directed by Woody Allen · 82 min
23,205 feet · Prominence
1,282nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

Lifetime worldwide gross $11m, re-releases included; about $33m in 2026 money.

Rank5,092 of 11,051In 198574 of 123

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards71 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs2 won Film, Original Screenplay2 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Allen's most-admired conceit, cinephile reference.

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

Scored beside it · 1,582 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 45 praise 90 legacy 42averages 59, placing it at23,205 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

▲ Mia Farrow

In these careers — elevation for this film

Mia Farrow19,836 ftJeff Daniels19,592 ftDanny Aiello18,305 ftWoody Allen18,185 ftDianne Wiest17,990 ftGlenne Headly17,645 ftEdward Herrmann17,635 ftJohn Wood17,631 ft