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The Cider House Rules

1999 · directed by Lasse Hallström · 126 min
22,636 feet · Prominence
1,768th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

Lifetime worldwide gross $89m, re-releases included; about $175m in 2026 money.

Rank1,919 of 11,051In 199945 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards78 signal → +10 lift

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated Supporting 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.

Legacy33

Judged directly: Prestige adaptation, culturally quiet.

Verdict33 of 100IMDb7.4 from 109kWikipedia10k views a monthAge27 years

Scored beside it · 2,237 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 60 praise 84 legacy 33averages 59, placing it at22,636 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

Michael Caine19,992 ftTobey Maguire19,515 ftCharlize Theron18,932 ftDelroy Lindo18,721 ftJane Alexander18,024 ftPaul Rudd18,024 ftKathy Baker18,014 ftJ.K. Simmons17,651 ftKieran Culkin17,651 ftKate Nelligan17,642 ft