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Central Station

1998 · directed by Walter Salles · 111 min
22,015 feet · Prominence
1,697th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw38

$6m worldwide in 1998 — $11m in today's money.

As released$6mIn 2026 money$11mRank5,802 of 8,589In 1998123 of 165

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Critics 87, awards 54. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics87 → 44Awards54 → 27

Oscars2 nominated Actress, International Feature Film
Golden Globes1 won Non-English Language Film1 nominated Actress
BAFTAs1 won Film Not in the English Language
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.

Legacy28

Judged directly: Brazilian Oscar nominee, quiet regard.

Verdict28 of 100IMDb8 from 50kWikipedia5k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 2,060 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 38 praise 91 legacy 28averages 52, which places it at22,015 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: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinícius de Oliveira, Marília Pêra, Othon Bastos.