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JFK

1991 · directed by Oliver Stone · 189 min
25,817 feet · Prominence
279th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘JFK’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Brian Koppelman

How this film scores

Draw70

$205m worldwide in 1991 — $498m in today's money.

As released$205mIn 2026 money$498mRank609 of 8,589In 19916 of 146

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Critics 78, awards 67. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.

Critics78 → 39Awards67 → 33

Oscars2 won Cinematography, Film Editing6 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Original Score, Sound
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.

Legacy65

Judged directly: Permanently shaped conspiracy discourse.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb8 from 180kWikipedia34k views a monthAge35 years

Scored beside it · 360 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 70 praise 86 legacy 65averages 74, which places it at25,817 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

Kevin Costner23,168 ftGary Oldman21,838 ftSissy Spacek21,754 ft