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Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985 · directed by Héctor Babenco · 120 min
22,962 feet · Prominence
1,278th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

$17m worldwide in 1985 — $52m in today's money.

As released$17mIn 2026 money$52mRank3,723 of 8,589In 198548 of 109

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 84, awards 79. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics84 → 42Awards79 → 40

Oscars1 won Actor3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Actor
BAFTAs1 won Actor
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.

Legacy33

Judged directly: Hurt's Oscar, film largely forgotten.

Verdict33 of 100IMDb7.3 from 19kWikipedia20k views a monthAge41 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,637 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 49 praise 90 legacy 33averages 57, which places it at22,962 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: William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy.