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Dick Tracy

1990 · directed by Warren Beatty · 105 min
22,738 feet · Prominence
1,598th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $104m, re-releases included; about $262m in 2026 money.

Rank1,324 of 11,051In 199018 of 147

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics66 baseAwards57 signal → +10 lift

Oscars2 won Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling4 nominated Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Costume Design, Sound
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 nominated Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Striking design, culturally forgotten.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb6.2 from 70kWikipedia27k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 1,896 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 63 praise 75 legacy 38averages 59, placing it at22,738 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

Al Pacino20,074 ftWarren Beatty20,074 ftMadonna18,963 ftGlenne Headly18,385 ftDustin Hoffman18,057 ftJames Caan18,034 ftMandy Patinkin17,936 ftKathy Bates17,657 ftCharles Durning17,650 ftCatherine O'Hara17,649 ftColm Meaney17,642 ftEstelle Parsons17,642 ftDick Van Dyke17,640 ftMichael J. Pollard17,638 ftAllen Garfield17,636 ftSeymour Cassel17,636 ftMary Woronov17,634 ftJack Kehoe17,632 ftCharles Fleischer17,627 ft