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1983 · directed by James L. Brooks · 132 min
25,434 feet · Prominence
362nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$108m worldwide in 1983 — $359m in today's money.

As released$108mIn 2026 money$359mRank896 of 8,589In 19838 of 90

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 80, awards 95. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics80 → 40Awards95 → 48

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay4 nominated Production Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Actress, Supporting 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Best Picture, faded weepie.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.4 from 68kWikipedia42k views a monthAge43 years

Scored beside it · 530 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 67 praise 90 legacy 58averages 72, which places it at25,434 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

Jack Nicholson22,864 ft