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Liar Liar

1997 · directed by Tom Shadyac · 86 min
23,798 feet · Prominence
973rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $303m, re-releases included; about $622m in 2026 money.

Rank441 of 11,051In 19977 of 213

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards11 signal → +1 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Lead 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Peak Carrey slapstick, still clipped.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb6.9 from 360kWikipedia28k views a monthAge29 years

Scored beside it · 1,346 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 73 praise 78 legacy 45averages 65, placing it at23,798 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

Jim Carrey20,346 ftMaura Tierney18,313 ftCary Elwes18,211 ftJustin Cooper18,103 ftSwoosie Kurtz17,894 ftJennifer Tilly17,659 ftMitchell Ryan17,637 ft