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The Remains of the Day

1993 · directed by James Ivory · 134 min
23,865 feet · Prominence
943rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $23m, re-releases included; about $53m in 2026 money.

Rank4,130 of 11,051In 199369 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards91 signal → +4 lift

Oscars8 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Lead acting5 nominated Film, 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Shorthand for English emotional repression.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.8 from 91kWikipedia30k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 1,339 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 95 legacy 45averages 63, placing it at23,865 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

▲ James Fox

In these careers — elevation for this film

Anthony Hopkins19,967 ftEmma Thompson19,967 ftJames Fox18,268 ftChristopher Reeve18,205 ftHugh Grant18,009 ftBen Chaplin17,877 ftLena Headey17,646 ftMichael Lonsdale17,632 ft