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Paper Moon

1973 · directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 102 min
23,795 feet · Prominence
975th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $31m, re-releases included; about $230m in 2026 money.

Rank1,515 of 11,051In 197310 of 48

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards75 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting5 nominated Best Picture, Actor, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
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: Youngest acting Oscar, film quietly admired.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb8.1 from 57kWikipedia19k views a monthAge53 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,547 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 62 praise 90 legacy 42averages 65, placing it at23,795 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

▲ Ryan O'Neal

In these careers — elevation for this film

Ryan O'Neal20,166 ftTatum O'Neal20,166 ftMadeline Kahn19,276 ftJohn Hillerman18,016 ftRandy Quaid17,848 ft