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Chasing Amy

1997 · directed by Kevin Smith · 114 min
22,426 feet · Prominence
1,542nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$12m worldwide in 1997 — $25m in today's money.

As released$12mIn 2026 money$25mRank4,869 of 8,589In 199795 of 182

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 78, awards 11. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics78 → 39Awards11 → 5

Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Smith cult, aged poorly, faded.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.2 from 148kWikipedia19k views a monthAge29 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,400 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 43 praise 80 legacy 38averages 54, which places it at22,426 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

Ben Affleck22,116 ftMatt Damon21,579 ft