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Almost Famous

2000 · directed by Cameron Crowe · 124 min
25,022 feet · Prominence
490th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $47m, re-releases included; about $91m in 2026 money.

Rank3,119 of 11,051In 200073 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards80 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay2 nominated Supporting Actress, Film Editing
Golden Globes2 won Best Picture, Supporting Actress2 nominated Supporting acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Screenplay4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: Tiny Dancer scene, permanent cult affection.

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

Scored beside it · 629 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 94 legacy 58averages 69, placing it at25,022 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

▲ Billy Crudup

In these careers — elevation for this film

Kate Hudson20,195 ftFrances McDormand19,736 ftBilly Crudup19,338 ftJason Lee18,559 ftZooey Deschanel18,166 ftAnna Paquin17,990 ftMichael Angarano17,966 ftJay Baruchel17,660 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman17,660 ftRainn Wilson17,647 ftMarc Maron17,646 ftFairuza Balk17,641 ftNoah Taylor17,641 ftEric Stonestreet17,636 ft