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The American President

1995 · directed by Rob Reiner · 113 min
22,856 feet · Prominence
1,495th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $108m, re-releases included; about $234m in 2026 money.

Rank1,490 of 11,051In 199532 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.

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards41 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 nominated Original Musical or Comedy Score
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
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: Sorkin's dry run for West Wing.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb6.8 from 64kWikipedia35k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 2,057 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 62 praise 83 legacy 35averages 60, placing it at22,856 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

Michael Douglas19,697 ftAnnette Bening19,491 ftMartin Sheen18,704 ftMichael J. Fox18,648 ftRob Reiner18,241 ftSamantha Mathis17,958 ftRichard Dreyfuss17,659 ftJohn Mahoney17,642 ft