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The American President

1995 · directed by Rob Reiner · 113 min
23,215 feet · Prominence
1,163rd of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw62

$108m worldwide in 1995 — $234m in today's money.

As released$108mIn 2026 money$234mRank1,434 of 8,589In 199531 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.

Praise80

Critics 79, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics79 → 40Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Original Musical or Comedy Score
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: Sorkin's dry run for West Wing.

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

Scored beside it · 1,485 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 62 praise 80 legacy 35averages 59, which places it at23,215 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 Douglas22,434 ft