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Atlantic City

1980 · directed by Louis Malle · 104 min
23,157 feet · Prominence
1,192nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

$13m worldwide in 1980 — $51m in today's money.

As released$13mIn 2026 money$51mRank3,766 of 8,589In 198043 of 75

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 93, awards 77. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics93 → 46Awards77 → 39

Oscars5 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Director
BAFTAs1 won Direction
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.

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 · 1,681 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 49 praise 95 legacy 32averages 59, which places it at23,157 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli.