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Local Hero

1983 · directed by Bill Forsyth · 111 min
24,129 feet · Prominence
814th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw42

Lifetime worldwide gross $6m, re-releases included; about $20m in 2026 money.

Rank6,022 of 11,051In 198372 of 101

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards47 signal → +2 lift

BAFTAs1 won Direction5 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting, Screenplay, Original Music, Craft and other
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Criterion, beloved British gem, Knopfler score.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.3 from 29kWikipedia18k views a monthAge43 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 935 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 42 praise 93 legacy 52averages 62, placing it at24,129 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

▲ Peter Riegert▲ Denis Lawson▲ Fulton Mackay

In these careers — elevation for this film

Peter Riegert18,949 ftBurt Lancaster18,643 ftDenis Lawson18,192 ftFulton Mackay18,161 ft