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The Bridges of Madison County

1995 · directed by Clint Eastwood · 135 min
23,961 feet · Prominence
817th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

$182m worldwide in 1995 — $394m in today's money.

As released$182mIn 2026 money$394mRank823 of 8,589In 199517 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.

Praise82

Critics 80, awards 20. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics80 → 40Awards20 → 10

Oscars1 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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Eastwood and Streep, romance now faded.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.6 from 95kWikipedia24k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 1,231 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 68 praise 82 legacy 40averages 63, which places it at23,961 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

Meryl Streep22,822 ftClint Eastwood22,413 ft