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Primal Fear

1996 · directed by Gregory Hoblit · 130 min
22,820 feet · Prominence
1,335th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Primal Fear’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

How this film scores

Draw62

$103m worldwide in 1996 — $216m in today's money.

As released$103mIn 2026 money$216mRank1,544 of 8,589In 199630 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise68

Critics 62, awards 31. Half each, so Praise lands at 68.

Critics62 → 31Awards31 → 16

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actor
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Norton's debut twist still cited.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.7 from 279kWikipedia131k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 1,382 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 62 praise 68 legacy 38averages 56, which places it at22,820 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

Edward Norton22,139 ftFrances McDormand21,695 ft