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Donnie Brasco

1997 · directed by Mike Newell · 127 min
24,140 feet · Prominence
756th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

$125m worldwide in 1997 — $257m in today's money.

As released$125mIn 2026 money$257mRank1,296 of 8,589In 199732 of 182

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Critics 83, awards 12. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics83 → 41Awards12 → 6

Oscars1 nominated Adapted 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Fuhgeddaboudit; still-quoted mob picture.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.7 from 352kWikipedia48k views a monthAge29 years

Scored beside it · 966 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 63 praise 84 legacy 45averages 64, which places it at24,140 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

Johnny Depp22,695 ftAl Pacino22,432 ft