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Ordinary People

1980 · directed by Robert Redford · 124 min
24,581 feet · Prominence
605th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Ordinary People’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin

How this film scores

Draw62

$55m worldwide in 1980 — $219m in today's money.

As released$55mIn 2026 money$219mRank1,516 of 8,589In 198013 of 75

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

Critics 88, awards 94. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics88 → 44Awards94 → 47

Oscars4 won Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes2 won Actress, Supporting Actor1 nominated Actor
BAFTAs1 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Known mainly for beating Raging Bull.

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

Scored beside it · 946 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 94 legacy 45averages 67, which places it at24,581 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

Robert Redford22,305 ft