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In the Name of the Father

1993 · directed by Jim Sheridan · 133 min
23,832 feet · Prominence
962nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $66m, re-releases included; about $150m in 2026 money.

Rank2,171 of 11,051In 199333 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.

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards81 signal → +4 lift

Oscars7 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 nominated Lead acting, 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.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Respected injustice drama, largely faded.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb8.1 from 201kWikipedia1k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 1,545 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 58 praise 93 legacy 42averages 64, placing it at23,832 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

▲ Daniel Day-Lewis

In these careers — elevation for this film

Daniel Day-Lewis20,103 ftPete Postlethwaite19,457 ftEmma Thompson19,225 ftJohn Lynch18,242 ftTom Wilkinson17,658 ftSaffron Burrows17,647 ftPhil Davis17,641 ftDaniel Massey17,625 ft