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Something Wild

1986 · directed by Jonathan Demme · 114 min
23,764 feet · Prominence
994th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw44

Lifetime worldwide gross $8m, re-releases included; about $25m in 2026 money.

Rank5,558 of 11,051In 198677 of 141

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards25 signal → +2 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
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 cult comedy, modest ongoing presence.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb6.9 from 22kWikipedia10k views a monthAge40 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 952 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 44 praise 85 legacy 52averages 60, placing it at23,764 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

Melanie Griffith19,697 ftJeff Daniels19,509 ftRay Liotta19,266 ftMargaret Colin17,845 ftCharles Napier17,627 ft