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True Lies

1994 · directed by James Cameron · 141 min
25,202 feet · Prominence
431st of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘True Lies’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw77

$379m worldwide in 1994 — $844m in today's money.

As released$379mIn 2026 money$844mRank263 of 8,589In 19943 of 155

How Draw works

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

Praise74

Critics 70, awards 30. Half each, so Praise lands at 74.

Critics70 → 35Awards30 → 15

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
Golden Globes1 won Actress
BAFTAs1 nominated Special Visual Effects
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Cameron action-comedy, nostalgic staying power.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.3 from 298kWikipedia47k views a monthAge32 years

Scored beside it · 544 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 77 praise 74 legacy 58averages 70, which places it at25,202 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

Arnold Schwarzenegger22,889 ft