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Silkwood

1983 · directed by Mike Nichols · 131 min
23,216 feet · Prominence
1,278th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw56

Lifetime worldwide gross $36m, re-releases included; about $118m in 2026 money.

Rank2,622 of 11,051In 198320 of 101

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics72 baseAwards78 signal → +11 lift

Oscars5 nominated Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Silkwood shower entered the language.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.1 from 24kWikipedia18k views a monthAge43 years

Scored beside it · 1,581 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 56 praise 83 legacy 42averages 60, placing it at23,216 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.

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