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Labyrinth

1986 · directed by Jim Henson · 101 min
24,164 feet · Prominence
798th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $38m in 2026 money.

Rank4,785 of 11,051In 198664 of 141

How Draw works

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

Praise58

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics57 baseAwards2 signal → +1 lift

BAFTAs1 nominated Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Bowie's Goblin King, enormous enduring cult.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.3 from 163kWikipedia53k views a monthAge40 years

Scored beside it · 282 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 47 praise 58 legacy 72averages 59, placing it at24,164 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

▲ Toby Froud

In these careers — elevation for this film

David Bowie19,723 ftJennifer Connelly19,711 ftJim Henson18,284 ftToby Froud17,779 ftShelley Thompson17,746 ftFrank Oz17,649 ftDave Goelz17,636 ftSteve Whitmire17,632 ftKenny Baker17,628 ft