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Affliction

1998 · directed by Paul Schrader · 114 min
21,652 feet · Prominence
1,819th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw39

$6m worldwide in 1998 — $13m in today's money.

As released$6mIn 2026 money$13mRank5,666 of 8,589In 1998119 of 165

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 84, awards 43. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics84 → 42Awards43 → 22

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor1 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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Oscar-winning performances, culturally quiet.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb6.9 from 21kWikipedia0k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 2,248 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 39 praise 87 legacy 25averages 50, which places it at21,652 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

Sissy Spacek21,774 ftWillem Dafoe21,662 ft