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Edward Scissorhands

1990 · directed by Tim Burton · 105 min
25,775 feet · Prominence
291st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$86m worldwide in 1990 — $217m in today's money.

As released$86mIn 2026 money$217mRank1,534 of 8,589In 199019 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.

Praise83

Critics 83, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics83 → 42Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Makeup and Hairstyling
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Permanent Burton image and Halloween costume staple.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.8 from 562kWikipedia60k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 244 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 83 legacy 72averages 72, which places it at25,775 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

Johnny Depp22,838 ftWinona Ryder21,897 ft