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Postcards from the Edge

1990 · directed by Mike Nichols · 101 min
22,958 feet · Prominence
1,430th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $39m, re-releases included; about $99m in 2026 money.

Rank2,972 of 11,051In 199040 of 147

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics77 baseAwards45 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Actress, Supporting acting
BAFTAs3 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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: Streep showbiz comedy, quietly remembered.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb6.7 from 21kWikipedia15k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 1,759 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 54 praise 82 legacy 40averages 59, placing it at22,958 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

Meryl Streep19,963 ftShirley MacLaine19,601 ftDennis Quaid18,569 ftGene Hackman18,245 ftRichard Dreyfuss18,184 ftRob Reiner17,865 ftAnnette Bening17,654 ftOliver Platt17,641 ftSimon Callow17,636 ftMichael Ontkean17,631 ft