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Cliffhanger

1993 · directed by Renny Harlin · 113 min
22,798 feet · Prominence
1,349th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw72

$255m worldwide in 1993 — $582m in today's money.

As released$255mIn 2026 money$582mRank477 of 8,589In 19937 of 162

How Draw works

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

Praise66

Critics 63, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 66.

Critics63 → 32Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Visual Effects, 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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Stallone mountain action, mild nostalgia.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb6.5 from 147kWikipedia24k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 1,699 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 72 praise 66 legacy 32averages 57, which places it at22,798 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

Sylvester Stallone22,985 ft