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Body Double

1984 · directed by Brian De Palma · 114 min
22,569 feet · Prominence
1,867th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw44

Lifetime worldwide gross $9m, re-releases included; about $28m in 2026 money.

Rank5,369 of 11,051In 198472 of 112

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards7 signal → +1 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated 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.

Legacy44

Judged directly: De Palma cult, endlessly debated pastiche.

Verdict44 of 100IMDb6.8 from 43kWikipedia18k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 1,523 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 75 legacy 44averages 54, placing it at22,569 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

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