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The Silence of the Lambs

1991 · directed by Jonathan Demme · 119 min
27,368 feet · Prominence
56th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw74

$273m worldwide in 1991 — $661m in today's money.

As released$273mIn 2026 money$661mRank394 of 8,589In 19915 of 146

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 91, awards 97. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics91 → 45Awards97 → 49

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Actress, Actor, Adapted Screenplay2 nominated Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Actress
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Actress1 nominated Sound
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Iconic villain, quoted, permanently chilling.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb8.6 from 1.7mWikipedia135k views a monthAge35 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 88 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 74 praise 95 legacy 82averages 84, which places it at27,368 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

Jodie Foster

In these careers — elevation for this film

Anthony Hopkins23,433 ftJodie Foster23,433 ft