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1982 · directed by Costa-Gavras · 123 min
23,104 feet · Prominence
1,346th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

Lifetime worldwide gross $14m, re-releases included; about $48m in 2026 money.

Rank4,340 of 11,051In 198248 of 98

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards91 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 won Adapted Screenplay3 nominated Picture, Actress, Actor
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Director, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Screenplay, Craft and other4 nominated Best Picture, Direction, Lead acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Criterion political thriller, quietly respected.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.7 from 25kWikipedia8k views a monthAge44 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,880 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 48 praise 92 legacy 38averages 59, placing it at23,104 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

▲ Sissy Spacek

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jack Lemmon19,859 ftSissy Spacek19,859 ftCharles Cioffi18,142 ftDavid Clennon17,925 ft