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The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 · directed by Anthony Minghella · 140 min
24,370 feet · Prominence
713rd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $129m, re-releases included; about $255m in 2026 money.

Rank1,356 of 11,051In 199930 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics81 baseAwards75 signal → +7 lift

Oscars5 nominated Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actor5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Supporting 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Ripley aesthetic revived by later adaptations.

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

Scored beside it · 1,017 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 63 praise 88 legacy 50averages 67, placing it at24,370 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

▲ Jude Law

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jude Law20,268 ftMatt Damon20,268 ftGwyneth Paltrow19,077 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman18,874 ftCate Blanchett18,406 ftJack Davenport17,918 ftJames Rebhorn17,907 ftPhilip Baker Hall17,646 ft