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The Ice Storm

1997 · directed by Ang Lee · 113 min
23,089 feet · Prominence
1,358th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw46

Lifetime worldwide gross $16m, re-releases included; about $33m in 2026 money.

Rank5,078 of 11,051In 199794 of 213

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards26 signal → +3 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Criterion, Ang Lee, Seventies-suburbia canon.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.3 from 63kWikipedia16k views a monthAge29 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,416 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 46 praise 82 legacy 45averages 58, placing it at23,089 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.

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