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Good Morning, Vietnam

1987 · directed by Barry Levinson · 121 min
25,076 feet · Prominence
474th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $124m, re-releases included; about $360m in 2026 money.

Rank925 of 11,051In 19876 of 162

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards46 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 nominated Actor
Golden Globes1 won Actor
BAFTAs1 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.

Legacy60

Judged directly: Williams's greeting is universally quoted.

Verdict60 of 100IMDb7.3 from 165kWikipedia24k views a monthAge39 years

Scored beside it · 562 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 67 praise 83 legacy 60averages 70, placing it at25,076 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

▲ Tom T. Tran▲ Chintara Sukapatana

In these careers — elevation for this film

Robin Williams20,426 ftForest Whitaker18,777 ftJ.T. Walsh18,456 ftBruno Kirby18,311 ftRobert Wuhl18,066 ftTom T. Tran17,905 ftChintara Sukapatana17,880 ftRichard Edson17,637 ft