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The Crying Game

1992 · directed by Neil Jordan · 112 min
25,361 feet · Prominence
389th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $63m, re-releases included; about $147m in 2026 money.

Rank2,197 of 11,051In 199230 of 166

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards85 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
BAFTAs5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, 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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: The benchmark twist of the nineties.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.2 from 63kWikipedia32k views a monthAge34 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 554 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 58 praise 96 legacy 60averages 71, placing it at25,361 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

▲ Miranda Richardson▲ Stephen Rea▲ Jaye Davidson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Stephen Rea20,304 ftJaye Davidson20,222 ftForest Whitaker18,887 ftMiranda Richardson18,848 ftJim Broadbent17,659 ftRalph Brown17,629 ft