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In the Line of Fire

1993 · directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 128 min
23,297 feet · Prominence
1,228th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw68

Lifetime worldwide gross $177m, re-releases included; about $404m in 2026 money.

Rank822 of 11,051In 199311 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise88

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards37 signal → +3 lift

Oscars3 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
BAFTAs2 nominated Screenplay, Editing
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Solid Eastwood thriller, faded.

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

Scored beside it · 2,044 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 68 praise 88 legacy 35averages 64, placing it at23,297 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ John Malkovich

In these careers — elevation for this film

Clint Eastwood20,173 ftJohn Malkovich20,173 ftRene Russo18,766 ftDylan McDermott18,160 ftGary Cole17,981 ftJohn Mahoney17,945 ftJohn Heard17,649 ftSteve Railsback17,639 ftTobin Bell17,637 ft