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Flash Gordon

1980 · directed by Mike Hodges · 111 min
23,794 feet · Prominence
888th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$27m worldwide in 1980 — $109m in today's money.

As released$27mIn 2026 money$109mRank2,565 of 8,589In 198024 of 75

How Draw works

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

Praise71

Critics 71, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 71.

Critics71 → 35Awards5 → 2

BAFTAs2 nominated Production Design, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Queen soundtrack, permanent camp cult.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb6.5 from 66kWikipedia23k views a monthAge46 years

Scored beside it · 684 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 55 praise 71 legacy 55averages 60, which places it at23,794 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: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Chaim Topol.