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L.A. Story

1991 · directed by Mick Jackson · 95 min
22,656 feet · Prominence
1,737th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $29m, re-releases included; about $70m in 2026 money.

Rank3,580 of 11,051In 199149 of 176

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards0 signal → +0 lift

No award rows on file, usually missing data rather than missing honours. Wikidata is thin for older and non-English films.

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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Steve Martin cult comedy.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb6.7 from 36kWikipedia7k views a monthAge35 years

Scored beside it · 1,780 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 51 praise 79 legacy 40averages 57, placing it at22,656 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

Steve Martin19,895 ftVictoria Tennant18,539 ftSarah Jessica Parker18,398 ftRichard E. Grant18,102 ftKevin Pollak17,758 ftChevy Chase17,653 ftWoody Harrelson17,653 ftRick Moranis17,651 ftPatrick Stewart17,649 ft