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Coal Miner's Daughter

1980 · directed by Michael Apted · 125 min
25,175 feet · Prominence
444th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

Lifetime worldwide gross $67m, re-releases included; about $269m in 2026 money.

Rank1,281 of 11,051In 198010 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.

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards87 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Actress6 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Actress2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 nominated Lead acting
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Registry biopic, Spacek Oscar, modestly remembered.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.5 from 22kWikipedia11k views a monthAge46 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 617 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 64 praise 91 legacy 58averages 71, placing it at25,175 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

▲ Levon Helm

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sissy Spacek20,384 ftTommy Lee Jones19,607 ftBeverly D'Angelo18,380 ftLevon Helm17,964 ft