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Sense and Sensibility

1995 · directed by Ang Lee · 136 min
25,390 feet · Prominence
382nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw65

Lifetime worldwide gross $135m, re-releases included; about $291m in 2026 money.

Rank1,183 of 11,051In 199524 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.

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards95 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Adapted Screenplay6 nominated Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Screenplay3 nominated Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Best Picture, Actress5 nominated Directing, Actor, Supporting acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: The benchmark Austen adaptation.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.7 from 136kWikipedia39k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 605 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 65 praise 95 legacy 58averages 73, placing it at25,390 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

▲ Emma Thompson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Emma Thompson20,419 ftKate Winslet20,419 ftAlan Rickman19,305 ftHugh Grant18,996 ftGemma Jones17,995 ftTom Wilkinson17,665 ftImelda Staunton17,658 ftHugh Laurie17,653 ft