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Beverly Hills Cop

1984 · directed by Martin Brest · 105 min
26,200 feet · Prominence
211st of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

How this film scores

Draw79

$316m worldwide in 1984 — $1.00bn in today's money.

As released$316mIn 2026 money$1.00bnRank183 of 8,589In 19842 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 75, awards 12. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics75 → 37Awards12 → 6

Oscars1 nominated Original 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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Murphy hit, Axel F theme iconic.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.4 from 228kWikipedia35k views a monthAge42 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 234 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 79 praise 76 legacy 72averages 76, which places it at26,200 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

Eddie Murphy23,075 ft