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The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996 · directed by Miloš Forman · 130 min
22,492 feet · Prominence
1,999th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $20m, re-releases included; about $43m in 2026 money.

Rank4,565 of 11,051In 199693 of 191

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards76 signal → +6 lift

Oscars2 nominated Director, Actor
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay2 nominated Motion Picture, 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.

Legacy33

Judged directly: Free-speech flashpoint, now quiet.

Verdict33 of 100IMDb7.3 from 105kWikipedia19k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 2,243 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 47 praise 90 legacy 33averages 57, placing it at22,492 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

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