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A River Runs Through It

1992 · directed by Robert Redford · 123 min
23,431 feet · Prominence
1,051st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$43m worldwide in 1992 — $102m in today's money.

As released$43mIn 2026 money$102mRank2,657 of 8,589In 199240 of 135

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Critics 74, awards 26. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics74 → 37Awards26 → 13

Oscars1 won Cinematography2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Redford fly-fishing lyricism, Pitt breakout, faded.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.2 from 70kWikipedia40k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 1,017 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 55 praise 77 legacy 45averages 59, which places it at23,431 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

Brad Pitt22,054 ftRobert Redford21,838 ft