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Speed

1994 · directed by Jan de Bont · 116 min
26,187 feet · Prominence
212nd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw76

Lifetime worldwide gross $350m, re-releases included; about $780m in 2026 money.

Rank304 of 11,051In 19945 of 178

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards36 signal → +2 lift

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

Legacy68

Judged directly: Iconic 90s action premise.

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

Scored beside it · 329 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 76 praise 89 legacy 68averages 78, placing it at26,187 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.

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