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1998 · directed by Tony Kaye · 119 min
25,057 feet · Prominence
479th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

Lifetime worldwide gross $24m, re-releases included; about $48m in 2026 money.

Rank4,314 of 11,051In 199882 of 198

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics73 baseAwards20 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Cult intensity, curb stomp scene infamous.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.3mWikipedia74k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 274 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 48 praise 76 legacy 72averages 65, placing it at25,057 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

▲ Edward Norton▲ Edward Furlong▲ Jennifer Lien

In these careers — elevation for this film

Edward Norton20,113 ftEdward Furlong19,081 ftBeverly D'Angelo18,186 ftFairuza Balk18,014 ftJennifer Lien17,949 ftElliott Gould17,894 ftStacy Keach17,646 ftPaul Le Mat17,643 ft