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Runaway Train

1985 · directed by Andrei Konchalovsky · 111 min
21,631 feet · Prominence
1,828th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$8m worldwide in 1985 — $24m in today's money.

As released$8mIn 2026 money$24mRank4,890 of 8,589In 198578 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.

Praise83

Critics 76, awards 59. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics76 → 38Awards59 → 29

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Actor2 nominated Motion Picture, Supporting 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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Admired thriller, largely forgotten.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.2 from 36kWikipedia16k views a monthAge41 years

Scored beside it · 2,250 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 43 praise 83 legacy 25averages 50, which places it at21,631 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: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner.