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Pretty Woman

1990 · directed by Garry Marshall · 120 min
26,610 feet · Prominence
149th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw81

Lifetime worldwide gross $463m, re-releases included; about $1.17bn in 2026 money.

Rank130 of 11,051In 19903 of 147

How Draw works

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

Praise72

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics58 baseAwards67 signal → +14 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actress3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Film, Lead 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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Iconic rom-com, endlessly referenced.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb7.1 from 401kWikipedia71k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 105 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 81 praise 72 legacy 82averages 78, placing it at26,610 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

▲ Julia Roberts▲ Garry Marshall▲ Ralph Bellamy

In these careers — elevation for this film

Julia Roberts20,833 ftRichard Gere19,770 ftGarry Marshall18,505 ftHéctor Elizondo18,249 ftJason Alexander18,146 ftLaura San Giacomo18,089 ftRalph Bellamy17,845 ftAmy Yasbeck17,724 ftHank Azaria17,662 ft