← Apex Mountain

As Good as It Gets

1997 · directed by James L. Brooks · 139 min
24,981 feet · Prominence
497th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

$314m worldwide in 1997 — $646m in today's money.

As released$314mIn 2026 money$646mRank413 of 8,589In 19976 of 182

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 77, awards 90. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics77 → 38Awards90 → 45

Oscars2 won Actress, Actor5 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, Original Musical or Comedy Score
Golden Globes2 won Actress, Actor
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Oscar wins, modest lasting footprint.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.7 from 336kWikipedia46k views a monthAge29 years

Scored beside it · 854 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 73 praise 87 legacy 48averages 69, which places it at24,981 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

Jack Nicholson22,994 ft