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Misery

1990 · directed by Rob Reiner · 107 min
25,678 feet · Prominence
305th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $61m, re-releases included; about $155m in 2026 money.

Rank2,126 of 11,051In 199024 of 147

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics81 baseAwards57 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 won Actress
Golden Globes1 won 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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Number one fan; hobbling scene iconic.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.8 from 260kWikipedia95k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 304 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 58 praise 86 legacy 70averages 71, placing it at25,678 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

Kathy Bates20,354 ftJames Caan19,862 ftRob Reiner18,373 ftRichard Farnsworth18,370 ftLauren Bacall17,853 ftJ.T. Walsh17,654 ft