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Michael Collins

1996 · directed by Neil Jordan · 132 min
21,744 feet · Prominence
1,793rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw46

$17m worldwide in 1996 — $36m in today's money.

As released$17mIn 2026 money$36mRank4,349 of 8,589In 199691 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise72

Critics 69, awards 25. Half each, so Praise lands at 72.

Critics69 → 34Awards25 → 12

Oscars2 nominated Cinematography, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Actor
BAFTAs1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Historical biopic, little cultural echo.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.1 from 36kWikipedia20k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 1,749 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 72 legacy 32averages 50, which places it at21,744 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

Julia Roberts21,654 ft