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Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985 · directed by Héctor Babenco · 120 min
22,618 feet · Prominence
1,794th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $17m, re-releases included; about $52m in 2026 money.

Rank4,170 of 11,051In 198554 of 123

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards85 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Actor3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Actor, Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Actor
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.

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 · 2,239 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 49 praise 91 legacy 33averages 58, placing it at22,618 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

▲ Sonia Braga

In these careers — elevation for this film

William Hurt19,815 ftRaúl Juliá19,718 ftSonia Braga18,219 ft