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Parenthood

1989 · directed by Ron Howard · 124 min
23,700 feet · Prominence
1,026th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $126m, re-releases included; about $336m in 2026 money.

Rank1,010 of 11,051In 198915 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards27 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Family staple, spawned television series.

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

Scored beside it · 1,725 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 66 praise 89 legacy 40averages 65, placing it at23,700 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

Steve Martin19,905 ftDianne Wiest19,532 ftMary Steenburgen18,698 ftJason Robards18,664 ftKeanu Reeves18,414 ftTom Hulce18,376 ftRon Howard18,283 ftRick Moranis18,257 ftJasen Fisher17,947 ftJoaquin Phoenix17,663 ftBryce Dallas Howard17,654 ft