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Fatal Attraction

1987 · directed by Adrian Lyne · 119 min
26,096 feet · Prominence
230th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw78

$320m worldwide in 1987 — $930m in today's money.

As released$320mIn 2026 money$930mRank221 of 8,589In 19871 of 130

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 71, awards 64. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics71 → 35Awards64 → 32

Oscars6 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Bunny boiler entered the lexicon.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb6.9 from 109kWikipedia46k views a monthAge39 years

Scored beside it · 314 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 78 praise 80 legacy 68averages 75, which places it at26,096 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

Michael DouglasGlenn Close

In these careers — elevation for this film

Glenn Close24,109 ftMichael Douglas23,513 ft