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Parenthood

1989 · directed by Ron Howard · 124 min
24,171 feet · Prominence
742nd of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Parenthood’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw66

$126m worldwide in 1989 — $336m in today's money.

As released$126mIn 2026 money$336mRank978 of 8,589In 198915 of 125

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 87, awards 13. Half each, so Praise lands at 88.

Critics87 → 44Awards13 → 6

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actress
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so the awards half halves it — which penalises it for the Academy's rules rather than its quality.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Family staple, spawned television series.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.1 from 57kWikipedia27k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 1,227 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 66 praise 88 legacy 40averages 65, which places it at24,171 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

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