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The Crucible

1996 · directed by Nicholas Hytner · 123 min
21,793 feet · Prominence
1,774th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw40

$7m worldwide in 1996 — $15m in today's money.

As released$7mIn 2026 money$15mRank5,468 of 8,589In 1996118 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.

Praise79

Critics 74, awards 43. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.

Critics74 → 37Awards43 → 22

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actor1 nominated 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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: The play is the lasting artifact.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb6.8 from 41kWikipedia20k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 1,746 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 40 praise 79 legacy 32averages 50, which places it at21,793 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

Daniel Day-Lewis21,968 ftWinona Ryder21,772 ft