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Emma

1996 · directed by Douglas McGrath · 121 min
22,158 feet · Prominence
1,640th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

$22m worldwide in 1996 — $47m in today's money.

As released$22mIn 2026 money$47mRank3,896 of 8,589In 199678 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 78, awards 26. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics78 → 39Awards26 → 13

Oscars2 won Original Musical Score, Original Musical or Comedy Score1 nominated Costume Design
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Paltrow Austen, overshadowed by Clueless.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.6 from 43kWikipedia11k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 1,895 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 48 praise 80 legacy 30averages 53, which places it at22,158 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: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, Alan Cumming.