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In the Line of Fire

1993 · directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 128 min
23,907 feet · Prominence
833rd of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw68

$177m worldwide in 1993 — $404m in today's money.

As released$177mIn 2026 money$404mRank801 of 8,589In 199311 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.

Praise87

Critics 85, awards 29. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics85 → 43Awards29 → 14

Oscars3 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Solid Eastwood thriller, faded.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.2 from 120kWikipedia28k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 1,456 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 68 praise 87 legacy 35averages 63, which places it at23,907 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

Clint Eastwood22,841 ftRene Russo21,755 ft