The Crying Game

1992 · directed by Neil Jordan · 112 min

25,400 feet · Prominence

371st of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$63m worldwide in 1992 — $147m in today's money.

As released$63mIn 2026 money$147mRank2,075 of 8,589In 199230 of 135

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 93, awards 70. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics93 → 46Awards70 → 35

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Film Editing

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.

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 · 484 of 3,430 films judged

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60The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

60The Crying Game (1992)

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 95 legacy 60averages 71, which places it at25,400 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: Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker.