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Places in the Heart

1984 · directed by Robert Benton · 111 min
22,952 feet · Prominence
1,281st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$35m worldwide in 1984 — $111m in today's money.

As released$35mIn 2026 money$111mRank2,528 of 8,589In 198426 of 93

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

Critics 80, awards 82. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics80 → 40Awards82 → 41

Oscars2 won Actress, Original Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Costume Design
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Field's Oscar, otherwise forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7.4 from 14kWikipedia23k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 1,846 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 55 praise 88 legacy 30averages 58, which places it at22,952 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, John Malkovich, Danny Glover.