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Crimson Tide

1995 · directed by Tony Scott · 116 min
23,398 feet · Prominence
1,060th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Crimson Tide’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

How this film scores

Draw66

$157m worldwide in 1995 — $341m in today's money.

As released$157mIn 2026 money$341mRank962 of 8,589In 199520 of 156

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

Critics 78, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.

Critics78 → 39Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Film Editing, 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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Well-made submarine thriller, faded.

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

Scored beside it · 1,474 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 66 praise 79 legacy 35averages 60, which places it at23,398 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

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