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The Journey of Natty Gann

1985 · directed by Jeremy Kagan · 101 min
22,729 feet · Prominence
1,614th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

Lifetime worldwide gross $10m, re-releases included; about $30m in 2026 money.

Rank5,257 of 11,051In 198582 of 123

How Draw works

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

Praise79

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Costume Design
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.

Legacy43

Not judged yet, so Legacy falls back to footprint: how many still rate it, how highly, and for how long.

IMDb7 from 7kWikipedia5k views a monthAge41 years

How Legacy works

Canon list membership, reach (Wikipedia traffic above IMDb votes) and time served. Every signal behind it keeps updating, which is what separates Legacy from Praise.

draw 45 praise 79 legacy 43averages 56, placing it at22,729 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Lainie Kazan

In these careers — elevation for this film

John Cusack18,538 ftRay Wise18,313 ftScatman Crothers17,965 ftLainie Kazan17,895 ftBarry Miller17,773 ftVerna Bloom17,763 ft