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Ghost

1990 · directed by Jerry Zucker · 127 min
26,522 feet · Prominence
158th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Ghost’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Amanda Dobbins

How this film scores

Draw82

$505m worldwide in 1990 — $1.28bn in today's money.

As released$505mIn 2026 money$1.28bnRank100 of 8,589In 19901 of 129

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 63, awards 72. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics63 → 32Awards72 → 36

Oscars2 won Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay3 nominated Picture, Film Editing, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Actress
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.

Legacy75

Judged directly: Iconic pottery scene, enduring romance.

Verdict75 of 100IMDb7.1 from 252kWikipedia52k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 188 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 82 praise 76 legacy 75averages 78, which places it at26,522 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

Demi Moore22,311 ft