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Pennies from Heaven

1981 · directed by Herbert Ross · 108 min
21,955 feet · Prominence
1,718th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw46

$9m worldwide in 1981 — $33m in today's money.

As released$9mIn 2026 money$33mRank4,445 of 8,589In 198151 of 76

How Draw works

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

Praise79

Critics 74, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.

Critics74 → 37Awards40 → 20

Oscars3 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Sound
Golden Globes1 won 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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Bleak Steve Martin musical curio.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.5 from 6kWikipedia8k views a monthAge45 years

Scored beside it · 1,900 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 46 praise 79 legacy 30averages 52, which places it at21,955 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

Steve Martin21,973 ft