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The Fly

1986 · directed by David Cronenberg · 96 min
25,761 feet · Prominence
287th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw60

Lifetime worldwide gross $61m, re-releases included; about $183m in 2026 money.

Rank1,861 of 11,051In 198616 of 141

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards14 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 won Makeup and Hairstyling
BAFTAs1 nominated Craft and other
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Body-horror landmark, 'be very afraid'.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb7.6 from 221kWikipedia43k views a monthAge40 years

Scored beside it · 256 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 60 praise 83 legacy 72averages 72, placing it at25,761 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

▲ Jeff Goldblum▲ John Getz▲ Joy Boushel

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jeff Goldblum20,399 ftGeena Davis19,486 ftJohn Getz18,170 ftJoy Boushel17,819 ft