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Pleasantville

1998 · directed by Gary Ross · 124 min
23,147 feet · Prominence
1,197th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$50m worldwide in 1998 — $101m in today's money.

As released$50mIn 2026 money$101mRank2,682 of 8,589In 199857 of 165

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 78, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics78 → 39Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Costume Design, Production Design, Original Dramatic Score
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Color-into-monochrome concept still referenced.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.5 from 143kWikipedia27k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 1,271 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 54 praise 80 legacy 40averages 58, which places it at23,147 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

Reese Witherspoon21,929 ft