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Benny & Joon

1993 · directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik · 98 min
22,749 feet · Prominence
1,575th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $23m, re-releases included; about $53m in 2026 money.

Rank4,135 of 11,051In 199370 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise68

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics66 baseAwards11 signal → +2 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Lead acting
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.

Legacy48

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

IMDb7.1 from 64kWikipedia10k views a monthAge33 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 49 praise 68 legacy 48averages 55, placing it at22,749 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

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