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Leaving Las Vegas

1995 · directed by Mike Figgis · 111 min
23,927 feet · Prominence
905th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $50m, re-releases included; about $108m in 2026 money.

Rank2,790 of 11,051In 199548 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.

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards87 signal → +6 lift

Oscars1 won Actor3 nominated Director, Actress, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Actor3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Cage's Oscar still cited, film faded.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.5 from 143kWikipedia37k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 1,333 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 55 praise 92 legacy 45averages 64, placing it at23,927 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

Elisabeth Shue20,076 ftNicolas Cage20,076 ftJulian Sands18,117 ftSteven Weber17,810 ftRichard Lewis17,747 ftDanny Huston17,644 ftValeria Golino17,643 ftLaurie Metcalf17,638 ftEd Lauter17,636 ftXander Berkeley17,634 ftCarey Lowell17,630 ft