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Almost Famous

2000 · directed by Cameron Crowe · 124 min
24,985 feet · Prominence
496th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$47m worldwide in 2000 — $91m in today's money.

As released$47mIn 2026 money$91mRank2,855 of 8,589In 200068 of 172

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Critics 91, awards 49. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.

Critics91 → 45Awards49 → 24

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay2 nominated Supporting Actress, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Supporting 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Tiny Dancer scene, permanent cult affection.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb7.9 from 314kWikipedia65k views a monthAge26 years

Scored beside it · 556 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 54 praise 93 legacy 58averages 68, which places it at24,985 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

Frances McDormand21,781 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman21,645 ft