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My Favorite Year

1982 · directed by Richard Benjamin · 92 min
22,577 feet · Prominence
1,481st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw51

$20m worldwide in 1982 — $69m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$69mRank3,264 of 8,589In 198232 of 82

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 29. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics80 → 40Awards29 → 14

Oscars1 nominated Actor
Golden Globes1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: O'Toole comedy, small devoted cult.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7.3 from 11kWikipedia5k views a monthAge44 years

Scored beside it · 1,712 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 51 praise 82 legacy 32averages 55, which places it at22,577 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

Peter O'Toole21,966 ft