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Crimson Tide

1995 · directed by Tony Scott · 116 min
22,775 feet · Prominence
1,543rd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw66

Lifetime worldwide gross $157m, re-releases included; about $341m in 2026 money.

Rank994 of 11,051In 199520 of 192

How Draw works

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

Praise79

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics78 baseAwards14 signal → +2 lift

Oscars3 nominated Film Editing, Sound, Sound Editing
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Well-made submarine thriller, faded.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.4 from 134kWikipedia36k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 2,058 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 66 praise 79 legacy 35averages 60, placing it at22,775 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.

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