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1941

1979 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 118 min
21,046 feet · Prominence
1,975th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw69

$95m worldwide in 1979 — $431m in today's money.

As released$95mIn 2026 money$431mRank733 of 8,589In 197910 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise40

Critics 36, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 40.

Critics36 → 18Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Visual Effects, Sound
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Spielberg's famous flop, cited as misstep.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb5.8 from 39kWikipedia29k views a monthAge47 years

Scored beside it · 1,926 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 69 praise 40 legacy 30averages 46, which places it at21,046 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: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Lorraine Gary.