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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 · directed by Colin Higgins · 114 min
21,183 feet · Prominence
1,939th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw62

$70m worldwide in 1982 — $238m in today's money.

As released$70mIn 2026 money$238mRank1,407 of 8,589In 198211 of 82

How Draw works

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

Praise52

Critics 46, awards 22. Half each, so Praise lands at 52.

Critics46 → 23Awards22 → 11

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actor
Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Dolly and Burt musical, faded.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb6.1 from 14kWikipedia14k views a monthAge44 years

Scored beside it · 2,094 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 52 legacy 28averages 47, which places it at21,183 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

Burt Reynolds22,094 ft