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1988
21,165 feet · Prominence
1,947th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw36

$3m worldwide in 1988 — $8m in today's money.

As released$3mIn 2026 money$8mRank6,115 of 8,589In 1988104 of 140

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Critics 74, awards 28. Half each, so Praise lands at 78.

Critics74 → 37Awards28 → 14

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting 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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Admired Lumet drama, rarely invoked.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb7.6 from 19kWikipedia13k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 2,095 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 36 praise 78 legacy 28averages 47, which places it at21,165 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.