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Stand and Deliver

1988 · directed by Ramón Menéndez · 103 min
24,162 feet · Prominence
799th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw47

Lifetime worldwide gross $14m, re-releases included; about $39m in 2026 money.

Rank4,747 of 11,051In 198866 of 173

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards33 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actor
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Supporting 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Registry, inspirational-teacher canon.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 23kWikipedia25k views a monthAge38 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 808 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 47 praise 86 legacy 55averages 63, placing it at24,162 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

▲ Lou Diamond Phillips▲ Rosanna DeSoto

In these careers — elevation for this film

Edward James Olmos19,991 ftLou Diamond Phillips18,760 ftAndy Garcia18,167 ftRosanna DeSoto18,039 ft