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1989 · directed by Rob Reiner · 96 min
26,774 feet · Prominence
123rd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $93m, re-releases included; about $247m in 2026 money.

Rank1,396 of 11,051In 198918 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.

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards59 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Screenplay
Golden Globes4 nominated Best Picture, Actor, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Original Screenplay1 nominated Best Picture
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: The deli scene is permanently referenced.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb7.7 from 270kWikipedia92k views a monthAge37 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 102 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 63 praise 88 legacy 82averages 78, placing it at26,774 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

Meg Ryan20,565 ftBilly Crystal20,439 ftCarrie Fisher18,484 ftRob Reiner18,376 ftBruno Kirby18,221 ftKyle T. Heffner17,635 ft