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The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 · directed by Anthony Minghella · 140 min
24,526 feet · Prominence
619th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘The Talented Mr. Ripley,’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins

How this film scores

Draw63

$129m worldwide in 1999 — $255m in today's money.

As released$129mIn 2026 money$255mRank1,308 of 8,589In 199930 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Critics 81, awards 44. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.

Critics81 → 40Awards44 → 22

Oscars5 nominated Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Ripley aesthetic revived by later adaptations.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.4 from 265kWikipedia75k views a monthAge27 years

Scored beside it · 800 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 63 praise 85 legacy 50averages 66, which places it at24,526 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

Matt Damon22,680 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman21,743 ftCate Blanchett21,742 ft