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Ghost

1990 · directed by Jerry Zucker · 127 min
26,442 feet · Prominence
173rd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw82

Lifetime worldwide gross $505m, re-releases included; about $1.28bn in 2026 money.

Rank103 of 11,051In 19901 of 147

How Draw works

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

Praise79

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics63 baseAwards87 signal → +16 lift

Oscars2 won Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay3 nominated Picture, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs2 won Actress, Supporting acting2 nominated Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

Legacy75

Judged directly: Iconic pottery scene, enduring romance.

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

Scored beside it · 196 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 82 praise 79 legacy 75averages 79, placing it at26,442 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Whoopi Goldberg▲ Demi Moore

In these careers — elevation for this film

Whoopi Goldberg20,828 ftPatrick Swayze20,078 ftDemi Moore19,777 ftTony Goldwyn18,145 ftArsenio Hall17,633 ft