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Fargo

1996 · directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen · 98 min
26,721 feet · Prominence
125th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw57

$61m worldwide in 1996 — $127m in today's money.

As released$61mIn 2026 money$127mRank2,296 of 8,589In 199638 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.

Praise95

Critics 92, awards 91. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics92 → 46Awards91 → 46

Oscars2 won Actress, Original Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Direction3 nominated Film, Original Screenplay, Editing
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.

Legacy83

Judged directly: Iconic accents, spawned hit series.

Verdict83 of 100IMDb8.1 from 781kWikipedia94k views a monthAge30 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 84 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 57 praise 95 legacy 83averages 78, which places it at26,721 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

Frances McDormand22,504 ft