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The Usual Suspects

1995 · directed by Bryan Singer · 106 min
25,690 feet · Prominence
309th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw49

$23m worldwide in 1995 — $50m in today's money.

As released$23mIn 2026 money$50mRank3,779 of 8,589In 199570 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 82, awards 54. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics82 → 41Awards54 → 27

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated Film
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Keyser Soze; one of cinema's referenced twists.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.2mWikipedia121k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 168 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 49 praise 87 legacy 78averages 71, which places it at25,690 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: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Pollak.