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Norma Rae

1979 · directed by Martin Ritt · 110 min
24,014 feet · Prominence
799th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$22m worldwide in 1979 — $101m in today's money.

As released$22mIn 2026 money$101mRank2,679 of 8,589In 197934 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 76, awards 61. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics76 → 38Awards61 → 30

Oscars1 won Actress2 nominated Picture, Adapted Screenplay
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: The union sign is permanent labour iconography.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.3 from 13kWikipedia12k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 816 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 54 praise 83 legacy 50averages 62, which places it at24,014 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: Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle.