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The Bridges of Madison County

1995 · directed by Clint Eastwood · 135 min
23,492 feet · Prominence
1,136th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

Lifetime worldwide gross $182m, re-releases included; about $394m in 2026 money.

Rank848 of 11,051In 199517 of 192

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics80 baseAwards37 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Eastwood and Streep, romance now faded.

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

Scored beside it · 1,733 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 68 praise 83 legacy 40averages 64, placing it at23,492 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

Clint Eastwood20,220 ftMeryl Streep20,220 ft