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1984 · directed by Peter Hyams · 116 min
21,792 feet · Prominence
1,775th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$40m worldwide in 1984 — $128m in today's money.

As released$40mIn 2026 money$128mRank2,283 of 8,589In 198420 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise65

Critics 61, awards 22. Half each, so Praise lands at 65.

Critics61 → 30Awards22 → 11

Oscars5 nominated Costume Design, Production Design, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound
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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Sequel overshadowed by Kubrick original.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb6.7 from 61kWikipedia30k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 1,906 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 57 praise 65 legacy 30averages 51, which places it at21,792 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: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban.