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Atlantic City

1980 · directed by Louis Malle · 104 min
22,796 feet · Prominence
1,532nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $51m in 2026 money.

Rank4,221 of 11,051In 198046 of 84

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards88 signal → +3 lift

Oscars5 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes3 nominated Director, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Direction, Lead acting2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Late Lancaster, admired and quiet.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.3 from 19kWikipedia6k views a monthAge46 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 2,301 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 49 praise 96 legacy 32averages 59, placing it at22,796 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

Burt Lancaster19,819 ftSusan Sarandon19,819 ftMichel Piccoli17,991 ftKate Reid17,933 ftJohn McCurry17,651 ftElias Koteas17,642 ftWallace Shawn17,637 ft