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The Addams Family

1991 · directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · 100 min
24,131 feet · Prominence
811st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $192m, re-releases included; about $464m in 2026 money.

Rank690 of 11,051In 19918 of 176

How Draw works

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

Praise65

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics62 baseAwards15 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Costume Design
Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Morticia and Gomez permanently iconic.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7 from 199kWikipedia57k views a monthAge35 years

Scored beside it · 683 of 4,039 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 70 praise 65 legacy 58averages 64, placing it at24,131 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

▲ Anjelica Huston▲ Raúl Juliá

In these careers — elevation for this film

Anjelica Huston20,112 ftRaúl Juliá20,036 ftChristopher Lloyd19,927 ftDan Hedaya18,450 ftChristina Ricci17,661 ftPaul Benedict17,627 ft