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The Postman

1994 · directed by Michael Radford · 114 min
23,527 feet · Prominence
1,118th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $33m, re-releases included; about $73m in 2026 money.

Rank3,485 of 11,051In 199454 of 178

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards72 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Original Dramatic Score4 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Direction
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Troisi's death gave it poignancy, faded.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.8 from 40kWikipedia16k views a monthAge32 years

Scored beside it · 1,567 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 52 praise 91 legacy 42averages 62, placing it at23,527 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

▲ Massimo Troisi

In these careers — elevation for this film

Massimo Troisi19,601 ft