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Field of Dreams

1989 · directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 105 min
25,858 feet · Prominence
273rd of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Field of Dreams’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

How this film scores

Draw62

$84m worldwide in 1989 — $225m in today's money.

As released$84mIn 2026 money$225mRank1,485 of 8,589In 198920 of 125

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

Critics 73, awards 35. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics73 → 36Awards35 → 17

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
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.

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 · 165 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 62 praise 77 legacy 78averages 72, which places it at25,858 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

Kevin Costner22,881 ftMatt Damon21,576 ftBen Affleck21,571 ft