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Paper Moon

1973 · directed by Peter Bogdanovich · 102 min
24,101 feet · Prominence
771st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$31m worldwide in 1973 — $230m in today's money.

As released$31mIn 2026 money$230mRank1,456 of 8,589In 197310 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Critics 84, awards 47. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics84 → 42Awards47 → 23

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Sound
Golden Globes1 nominated 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.

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 · 1,115 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 62 praise 88 legacy 42averages 64, which places it at24,101 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Tatum O'Neal, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman.