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Fatal Attraction

1987 · directed by Adrian Lyne · 119 min
25,959 feet · Prominence
251st of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw78

Lifetime worldwide gross $320m, re-releases included; about $930m in 2026 money.

Rank227 of 11,051In 19871 of 162

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards81 signal → +12 lift

Oscars6 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Bunny boiler entered the lexicon.

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

Scored beside it · 339 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 78 praise 82 legacy 68averages 76, placing it at25,959 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

Glenn Close20,704 ftMichael Douglas20,242 ftAnne Archer19,062 ftEllen Hamilton Latzen17,754 ftLois Smith17,643 ft