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The Trip to Bountiful

1985 · directed by Peter Masterson · 108 min
21,829 feet · Prominence
1,765th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$7m worldwide in 1985 — $22m in today's money.

As released$7mIn 2026 money$22mRank5,035 of 8,589In 198579 of 109

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Critics 91, awards 50. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.

Critics91 → 45Awards50 → 25

Oscars1 won Actress1 nominated Adapted Screenplay
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.

Legacy20

Judged directly: Page Oscar, film forgotten.

Verdict20 of 100IMDb7.4 from 5kWikipedia5k views a monthAge41 years

Scored beside it · 2,651 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 43 praise 93 legacy 20averages 52, which places it at21,829 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: Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradford.