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Ordinary People

1980 · directed by Robert Redford · 124 min
24,228 feet · Prominence
775th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $55m, re-releases included; about $219m in 2026 money.

Rank1,580 of 11,051In 198013 of 84

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards97 signal → +6 lift

Oscars4 won Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes5 won Best Picture, Actress, Lead acting, Supporting Actor, Screenplay3 nominated Actor, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Known mainly for beating Raging Bull.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.7 from 58kWikipedia0k views a monthAge46 years

Scored beside it · 1,323 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 62 praise 94 legacy 45averages 67, placing it at24,228 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Mary Tyler Moore

In these careers — elevation for this film

Timothy Hutton20,217 ftMary Tyler Moore19,691 ftDonald Sutherland19,589 ftRobert Redford19,453 ftJudd Hirsch18,985 ftElizabeth McGovern18,102 ft