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The Fisher King

1991 · directed by Terry Gilliam · 138 min
23,576 feet · Prominence
977th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$42m worldwide in 1991 — $102m in today's money.

As released$42mIn 2026 money$102mRank2,670 of 8,589In 199133 of 146

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

Critics 76, awards 71. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics76 → 38Awards71 → 36

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress4 nominated Actor, Original Screenplay, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes2 won Actor, Supporting 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Criterion Gilliam, Williams cult standing.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.5 from 96kWikipedia0k views a monthAge35 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,146 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 55 praise 84 legacy 42averages 60, which places it at23,576 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

Robin Williams22,646 ftJeff Bridges21,972 ft