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Being John Malkovich

1999 · directed by Spike Jonze · 113 min
25,382 feet · Prominence
377th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

$23m worldwide in 1999 — $45m in today's money.

As released$23mIn 2026 money$45mRank3,942 of 8,589In 199986 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Critics 92, awards 52. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics92 → 46Awards52 → 26

Oscars3 nominated Director, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Original 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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Surreal cult classic, Kaufman signature.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.7 from 367kWikipedia44k views a monthAge27 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 331 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 48 praise 94 legacy 68averages 70, which places it at25,382 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

Brad Pitt21,576 ft