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Cast Away

2000 · directed by Robert Zemeckis · 143 min
26,920 feet · Prominence
94th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw76

$430m worldwide in 2000 — $823m in today's money.

As released$430mIn 2026 money$823mRank274 of 8,589In 20003 of 172

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Critics 81, awards 43. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.

Critics81 → 41Awards43 → 21

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Actor
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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Wilson the volleyball, cultural staple.

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

Scored beside it · 122 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 76 praise 85 legacy 80averages 80, which places it at26,920 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 Hanks23,112 ft