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The Piano

1993 · directed by Jane Campion · 120 min
24,801 feet · Prominence
559th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $40m, re-releases included; about $92m in 2026 money.

Rank3,093 of 11,051In 199349 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics90 baseAwards96 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 won Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay5 nominated Picture, Director, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Actress5 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Actress6 nominated Film, Direction, Original Screenplay, Sound, Original Music, Editing
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Acclaimed, narrow reach.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.5 from 99kWikipedia32k views a monthAge33 years

On the listsCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 757 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 54 praise 95 legacy 55averages 68, placing it at24,801 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Harvey Keitel

In these careers — elevation for this film

Anna Paquin20,170 ftHolly Hunter20,170 ftHarvey Keitel19,880 ftSam Neill19,076 ftCliff Curtis17,912 ft