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The Fugitive

1993 · directed by Andrew Davis · 131 min
26,428 feet · Prominence
177th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw76

Lifetime worldwide gross $369m, re-releases included; about $842m in 2026 money.

Rank269 of 11,051In 19933 of 199

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.

Critics92 baseAwards71 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor6 nominated Picture, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Iconic quote, solid thriller staying power.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.8 from 344kWikipedia48k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 326 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 76 praise 95 legacy 68averages 80, placing it at26,428 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

▲ Tommy Lee Jones▲ Jeroen Krabbé

In these careers — elevation for this film

Harrison Ford20,592 ftTommy Lee Jones20,065 ftJeroen Krabbé18,276 ftJoe Pantoliano18,268 ftJulianne Moore17,674 ftJane Lynch17,650 ftNick Searcy17,637 ft