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The Natural

1984 · directed by Barry Levinson · 137 min
24,155 feet · Prominence
748th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

How this film scores

Draw58

$48m worldwide in 1984 — $152m in today's money.

As released$48mIn 2026 money$152mRank2,030 of 8,589In 198417 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Critics 72, awards 25. Half each, so Praise lands at 75.

Critics72 → 36Awards25 → 12

Oscars4 nominated Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Production Design, Original Score
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Exploding lights is permanent sports-movie imagery.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.4 from 57kWikipedia35k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 667 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 58 praise 75 legacy 55averages 63, which places it at24,155 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

Robert Redford22,692 ftGlenn Close21,917 ftRobert Duvall21,900 ft