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Speed

1994 · directed by Jan de Bont · 116 min
26,402 feet · Prominence
179th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Speed’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

How this film scores

Draw76

$350m worldwide in 1994 — $780m in today's money.

As released$350mIn 2026 money$780mRank298 of 8,589In 19945 of 155

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 87, awards 36. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics87 → 43Awards36 → 18

Oscars2 won Sound, Sound Editing1 nominated Film Editing
BAFTAs2 won Sound, Editing1 nominated Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Iconic 90s action premise.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.3 from 420kWikipedia45k views a monthAge32 years

Scored beside it · 304 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 76 praise 89 legacy 68averages 78, which places it at26,402 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

Keanu Reeves22,964 ftSandra Bullock22,326 ft