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Total Recall

1990 · directed by Paul Verhoeven · 113 min
25,535 feet · Prominence
342nd of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Total Recall’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, and Jason Concepcion

How this film scores

Draw74

$261m worldwide in 1990 — $660m in today's money.

As released$261mIn 2026 money$660mRank397 of 8,589In 19905 of 129

How Draw works

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

Praise71

Critics 70, awards 10. Half each, so Praise lands at 71.

Critics70 → 35Awards10 → 5

Oscars2 nominated Sound, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Verhoeven cult classic, memorable imagery.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.5 from 378kWikipedia58k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 328 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 74 praise 71 legacy 68averages 71, which places it at25,535 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

Arnold Schwarzenegger23,308 ft