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1998 · directed by Wes Anderson · 93 min
24,832 feet · Prominence
543rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw46

Lifetime worldwide gross $17m, re-releases included; about $35m in 2026 money.

Rank4,998 of 11,051In 199899 of 198

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards7 signal → +0 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Launched Wes Anderson's imitated style.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.6 from 208kWikipedia25k views a monthAge28 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 496 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 46 praise 89 legacy 62averages 66, placing it at24,832 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

Bill Murray19,889 ftJason Schwartzman19,744 ftOlivia Williams18,813 ftBrian Cox18,100 ftSeymour Cassel18,069 ftLuke Wilson17,649 ftAlexis Bledel17,648 ftConnie Nielsen17,646 ftEric Chase Anderson17,622 ft