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The Return of Martin Guerre

1982 · directed by Daniel Vigne · 107 min
23,188 feet · Prominence
1,296th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw39

Lifetime worldwide gross $4m, re-releases included; about $13m in 2026 money.

Rank6,667 of 11,051In 198281 of 98

How Draw works

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

Praise100

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics100 baseAwards5 signal → +0 lift

Oscars1 nominated Costume Design
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Its premise outlived the film.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.4 from 5kWikipedia4k views a monthAge44 years

Scored beside it · 1,875 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 39 praise 100 legacy 38averages 59, placing it at23,188 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

▲ Gérard Depardieu▲ Nathalie Baye

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gérard Depardieu19,697 ftNathalie Baye18,756 ftTchéky Karyo17,631 ftDominique Pinon17,625 ft