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The Accidental Tourist

1988 · directed by Lawrence Kasdan · 121 min
22,090 feet · Prominence
1,672nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$33m worldwide in 1988 — $91m in today's money.

As released$33mIn 2026 money$91mRank2,850 of 8,589In 198834 of 140

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 67, awards 54. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics67 → 34Awards54 → 27

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress3 nominated Picture, 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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Best Picture nominee, entirely forgotten.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb6.7 from 18kWikipedia9k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 2,056 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 54 praise 76 legacy 28averages 53, which places it at22,090 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright.