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Batman Forever

1995 · directed by Joel Schumacher · 121 min
23,454 feet · Prominence
1,034th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw75

$337m worldwide in 1995 — $729m in today's money.

As released$337mIn 2026 money$729mRank335 of 8,589In 19955 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise51

Critics 48, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 51.

Critics48 → 24Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Sound, Sound Editing
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: Batsuit nipples and Kiss From a Rose.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb5.5 from 279kWikipedia0k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 830 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 75 praise 51 legacy 50averages 59, which places it at23,454 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.

Whose apex this is

Val Kilmer

In these careers — elevation for this film

Val Kilmer22,054 ftJim Carrey21,936 ftNicole Kidman21,769 ft