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The Grifters

1990 · directed by Stephen Frears · 110 min
22,670 feet · Prominence
1,433rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw46

$13m worldwide in 1990 — $34m in today's money.

As released$13mIn 2026 money$34mRank4,421 of 8,589In 199069 of 129

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Critics 89, awards 52. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics89 → 45Awards52 → 26

Oscars4 nominated Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
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: Admired neo-noir, culturally forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.9 from 32kWikipedia12k views a monthAge36 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,864 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 92 legacy 30averages 56, which places it at22,670 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe.