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The War of the Roses

1989 · directed by Danny DeVito · 116 min
23,445 feet · Prominence
1,159th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw69

Lifetime worldwide gross $160m, re-releases included; about $426m in 2026 money.

Rank763 of 11,051In 198911 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.

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards34 signal → +3 lift

Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Divorce black comedy, still name-checked.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb6.8 from 62kWikipedia54k views a monthAge37 years

Scored beside it · 1,870 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 69 praise 85 legacy 38averages 64, placing it at23,445 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

Michael Douglas20,057 ftKathleen Turner19,743 ftDanny DeVito19,494 ftSean Astin17,911 ftMarianne Sägebrecht17,868 ftDan Castellaneta17,632 ft