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Donnie Brasco

1997 · directed by Mike Newell · 127 min
23,754 feet · Prominence
997th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $125m, re-releases included; about $257m in 2026 money.

Rank1,344 of 11,051In 199734 of 213

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards12 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Adapted 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Fuhgeddaboudit; still-quoted mob picture.

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

Scored beside it · 1,349 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 63 praise 84 legacy 45averages 64, placing it at23,754 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

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