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Batman Forever

1995 · directed by Joel Schumacher · 121 min
22,937 feet · Prominence
1,444th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw75

Lifetime worldwide gross $337m, re-releases included; about $729m in 2026 money.

Rank341 of 11,051In 19956 of 192

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics48 baseAwards14 signal → +4 lift

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Sound, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Batsuit nipples and Kiss From a Rose.

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

Scored beside it · 1,103 of 4,039 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, placing it at22,937 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

Jim Carrey19,416 ftVal Kilmer19,211 ftNicole Kidman18,596 ftTommy Lee Jones18,520 ftChris O'Donnell18,444 ftDrew Barrymore17,856 ftPat Hingle17,785 ftJon Favreau17,657 ftRené Auberjonois17,636 ft