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Field of Dreams

1989 · directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 105 min
25,997 feet · Prominence
247th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $84m, re-releases included; about $225m in 2026 money.

Rank1,547 of 11,051In 198920 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics73 baseAwards35 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: If you build it entered the language.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb7.5 from 138kWikipedia45k views a monthAge37 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 169 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 62 praise 77 legacy 78averages 72, placing it at25,997 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

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