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The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989 · directed by Steve Kloves · 114 min
22,935 feet · Prominence
1,446th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $18m, re-releases included; about $49m in 2026 money.

Rank4,294 of 11,051In 198956 of 156

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.

Critics91 baseAwards55 signal → +2 lift

Oscars4 nominated Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Actress
BAFTAs2 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.

Legacy35

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

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

Scored beside it · 2,053 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 49 praise 93 legacy 35averages 59, placing it at22,935 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

▲ Beau Bridges

In these careers — elevation for this film

Michelle Pfeiffer19,847 ftJeff Bridges19,815 ftBeau Bridges18,841 ftJennifer Tilly17,972 ftXander Berkeley17,760 ftAlbert Hall17,628 ft