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Awakenings

1990 · directed by Penny Marshall · 120 min
22,678 feet · Prominence
1,702nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $52m, re-releases included; about $132m in 2026 money.

Rank2,404 of 11,051In 199030 of 147

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics78 baseAwards51 signal → +6 lift

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

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

Scored beside it · 2,066 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 57 praise 83 legacy 35averages 58, placing it at22,678 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 Niro19,962 ftRobin Williams19,841 ftPenelope Ann Miller18,203 ftJohn Heard18,070 ftMax von Sydow17,990 ftJulie Kavner17,974 ftVin Diesel17,653 ftBradley Whitford17,639 ftPeter Stormare17,636 ftRichard Libertini17,629 ft