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Mississippi Burning

1988 · directed by Alan Parker · 128 min
22,848 feet · Prominence
1,496th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $35m, re-releases included; about $97m in 2026 money.

Rank3,005 of 11,051In 198836 of 173

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics72 baseAwards82 signal → +11 lift

Oscars1 won Cinematography6 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Cinematography, Craft and other2 nominated Directing, Craft and other
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Acclaimed then, contested and faded now.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.8 from 126kWikipedia42k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 1,891 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 54 praise 83 legacy 38averages 58, placing it at22,848 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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