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Barton Fink

1991 · directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen · 117 min
23,084 feet · Prominence
1,224th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw40

$6m worldwide in 1991 — $15m in today's money.

As released$6mIn 2026 money$15mRank5,515 of 8,589In 199196 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.

Praise82

Critics 80, awards 21. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics80 → 40Awards21 → 11

Oscars3 nominated Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Production Design
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: Coen cult, Palme sweep, cinephile staple.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.6 from 133kWikipedia22k views a monthAge35 years

Scored beside it · 914 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 40 praise 82 legacy 48averages 57, which places it at23,084 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 McDormand21,569 ft