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Prizzi's Honor

1985 · directed by John Huston · 124 min
22,812 feet · Prominence
1,522nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $27m, re-releases included; about $82m in 2026 money.

Rank3,297 of 11,051In 198533 of 123

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards94 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress7 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes4 won Best Picture, Actress, Actor, Screenplay2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay1 nominated Supporting acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy33

Judged directly: Oscar-laden Huston film, now forgotten.

Verdict33 of 100IMDb6.7 from 28kWikipedia12k views a monthAge41 years

Scored beside it · 2,231 of 4,039 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 53 praise 92 legacy 33averages 59, placing it at22,812 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

Jack Nicholson19,894 ftAnjelica Huston19,620 ftKathleen Turner19,513 ftJohn Huston18,712 ftWilliam Hickey18,202 ftRobert Loggia18,135 ftJohn Randolph17,916 ftStanley Tucci17,650 ft