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A Soldier's Story

1984 · directed by Norman Jewison · 101 min
22,087 feet · Prominence
1,675th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

$22m worldwide in 1984 — $69m in today's money.

As released$22mIn 2026 money$69mRank3,250 of 8,589In 198437 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 79, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics79 → 39Awards40 → 20

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Admired military drama, faded.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.2 from 12kWikipedia12k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 2,220 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 51 praise 83 legacy 25averages 53, which places it at22,087 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

Denzel Washington21,653 ft