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The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996 · directed by Miloš Forman · 130 min
22,777 feet · Prominence
1,365th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

$20m worldwide in 1996 — $43m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$43mRank4,054 of 8,589In 199683 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.

Praise89

Critics 84, awards 65. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics84 → 42Awards65 → 32

Oscars2 nominated Director, Actor
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay1 nominated Motion Picture
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.

Legacy33

Judged directly: Free-speech flashpoint, now quiet.

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

Scored beside it · 1,646 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 47 praise 89 legacy 33averages 56, which places it at22,777 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 Norton21,786 ft