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A River Runs Through It

1992 · directed by Robert Redford · 123 min
23,202 feet · Prominence
1,285th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $43m, re-releases included; about $102m in 2026 money.

Rank2,886 of 11,051In 199241 of 166

How Draw works

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

Praise78

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics74 baseAwards30 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Cinematography2 nominated Adapted Screenplay, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy45

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

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

Scored beside it · 1,401 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 55 praise 78 legacy 45averages 59, placing it at23,202 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 Pitt19,157 ftTom Skerritt18,379 ftRobert Redford18,234 ftBrenda Blethyn18,057 ftJoseph Gordon-Levitt17,657 ft