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Cast Away

2000 · directed by Robert Zemeckis · 143 min
26,900 feet · Prominence
110th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw76

Lifetime worldwide gross $430m, re-releases included; about $823m in 2026 money.

Rank281 of 11,051In 20003 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.

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics81 baseAwards49 signal → +5 lift

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Actor
BAFTAs1 nominated Lead acting
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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Wilson the volleyball, cultural staple.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb7.8 from 677kWikipedia77k views a monthAge26 years

Scored beside it · 123 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 76 praise 86 legacy 80averages 81, placing it at26,900 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

Tom Hanks20,798 ftHelen Hunt18,298 ftNick Searcy17,837 ftJenifer Lewis17,766 ft