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Awakenings

1990 · directed by Penny Marshall · 120 min
23,148 feet · Prominence
1,196th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$52m worldwide in 1990 — $132m in today's money.

As released$52mIn 2026 money$132mRank2,246 of 8,589In 199029 of 129

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 78, awards 51. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics78 → 39Awards51 → 25

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Actor
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: Williams and De Niro, film faded.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.8 from 171kWikipedia45k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 1,489 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 57 praise 83 legacy 35averages 58, which places it at23,148 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

Robert De Niro22,727 ftRobin Williams22,650 ft