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Broadcast News

1987 · directed by James L. Brooks · 133 min
25,191 feet · Prominence
435th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw61

$67m worldwide in 1987 — $196m in today's money.

As released$67mIn 2026 money$196mRank1,682 of 8,589In 198713 of 130

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Critics 91, awards 72. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics91 → 46Awards72 → 36

Oscars7 nominated Picture, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 nominated Actress, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Smart and respected, narrow.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 36kWikipedia13k views a monthAge39 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 622 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 61 praise 94 legacy 55averages 70, which places it at25,191 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

Jack Nicholson21,657 ft