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The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989 · directed by Steve Kloves · 114 min
23,249 feet · Prominence
1,149th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

$18m worldwide in 1989 — $49m in today's money.

As released$18mIn 2026 money$49mRank3,827 of 8,589In 198952 of 125

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

Critics 91, awards 48. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.

Critics91 → 46Awards48 → 24

Oscars4 nominated Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Actress
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: The piano-top scene is all that survives.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb6.9 from 26kWikipedia11k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 1,482 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 49 praise 93 legacy 35averages 59, which places it at23,249 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

Michelle Pfeiffer

In these careers — elevation for this film

Michelle Pfeiffer22,273 ftJeff Bridges21,930 ft