How this film scores
$13m worldwide in 1996 — $28m in today's money.
As released$13mIn 2026 money$28mRank4,704 of 8,589In 199698 of 170
How Draw works
Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.
Critics 85, awards 12. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.
Critics85 → 43Awards12 → 6
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so the awards half halves it — which penalises it for the Academy's rules rather than its quality.
Judged directly: Critically revered Sayles, culturally quiet.
Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.4 from 35kWikipedia10k views a monthAge30 years
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.
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.