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Kramer vs. Kramer

1979 · directed by Robert Benton · 105 min
26,704 feet · Prominence
130th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $106m, re-releases included; about $483m in 2026 money.

Rank655 of 11,051In 19796 of 64

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards99 signal → +8 lift

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay3 nominated Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes4 won Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting Actress, Screenplay3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

Legacy76

Judged directly: Defined a decade's argument about custody.

Verdict76 of 100IMDb7.8 from 165kWikipedia47k views a monthAge47 years

Scored beside it · 187 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 70 praise 92 legacy 76averages 79, placing it at26,704 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

▲ Dustin Hoffman▲ Meryl Streep▲ Justin Henry

In these careers — elevation for this film

Dustin Hoffman20,674 ftMeryl Streep20,674 ftJane Alexander18,863 ftJustin Henry18,740 ftJoBeth Williams18,041 ft