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A Fish Called Wanda

1988 · directed by Charles Crichton · 109 min
25,569 feet · Prominence
337th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw71

$189m worldwide in 1988 — $526m in today's money.

As released$189mIn 2026 money$526mRank550 of 8,589In 19887 of 140

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

Critics 88, awards 75. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics88 → 44Awards75 → 37

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor2 nominated Director, Original Screenplay
Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actor1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Beloved cult comedy, now fading.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.5 from 163kWikipedia26k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 609 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 71 praise 92 legacy 55averages 73, which places it at25,569 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: Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin.