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Dangerous Liaisons

1988 · directed by Stephen Frears · 119 min
24,313 feet · Prominence
681st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$35m worldwide in 1988 — $97m in today's money.

As released$35mIn 2026 money$97mRank2,758 of 8,589In 198831 of 140

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Critics 83, awards 79. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics83 → 41Awards79 → 39

Oscars3 won Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design4 nominated Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress, Original Score
BAFTAs2 won Actress, Screenplay
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Reference adaptation, spawned Cruel Intentions.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.5 from 79kWikipedia41k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 810 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 54 praise 89 legacy 50averages 64, which places it at24,313 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

Glenn Close22,756 ftMichelle Pfeiffer22,070 ftKeanu Reeves21,795 ftUma Thurman21,691 ft