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Witness

1985 · directed by Peter Weir · 112 min
25,087 feet · Prominence
464th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw67

$116m worldwide in 1985 — $356m in today's money.

As released$116mIn 2026 money$356mRank903 of 8,589In 19857 of 109

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 84, awards 75. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics84 → 42Awards75 → 38

Oscars2 won Original Screenplay, Film Editing6 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Cinematography, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Original Music
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Acclaimed thriller, largely forgotten now.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb7.3 from 113kWikipedia32k views a monthAge41 years

Scored beside it · 725 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 67 praise 90 legacy 52averages 70, which places it at25,087 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

Harrison Ford23,078 ft