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Flatliners

1990 · directed by Joel Schumacher · 115 min
22,116 feet · Prominence
1,663rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$61m worldwide in 1990 — $155m in today's money.

As released$61mIn 2026 money$155mRank2,001 of 8,589In 199022 of 129

How Draw works

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

Praise54

Critics 53, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 54.

Critics53 → 26Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Sound Editing
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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Memorable premise, remade, Brat Pack.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb6.6 from 98kWikipedia0k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 1,195 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 58 praise 54 legacy 42averages 51, which places it at22,116 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

Julia Roberts22,163 ftMichael Douglas21,597 ft