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Joe Versus the Volcano

1990 · directed by John Patrick Shanley · 102 min
22,558 feet · Prominence
1,890th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $39m, re-releases included; about $99m in 2026 money.

Rank2,948 of 11,051In 199039 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.

Praise55

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics55 baseAwards0 signal → +0 lift

No award rows on file, usually missing data rather than missing honours. Wikidata is thin for older and non-English films.

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.

Legacy52

Not judged yet, so Legacy falls back to footprint: how many still rate it, how highly, and for how long.

IMDb5.9 from 42kWikipedia10k views a monthAge36 years

How Legacy works

Canon list membership, reach (Wikipedia traffic above IMDb votes) and time served. Every signal behind it keeps updating, which is what separates Legacy from Praise.

draw 54 praise 55 legacy 52averages 54, placing it at22,558 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

Tom Hanks19,843 ftMeg Ryan19,496 ftLloyd Bridges18,225 ftDan Hedaya18,204 ftOssie Davis18,081 ftAmanda Plummer17,861 ftNathan Lane17,652 ftCarol Kane17,642 ft