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1998 · directed by Mike Nichols · 143 min
22,113 feet · Prominence
1,665th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$52m worldwide in 1998 — $105m in today's money.

As released$52mIn 2026 money$105mRank2,609 of 8,589In 199855 of 165

How Draw works

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

Praise79

Critics 75, awards 34. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.

Critics75 → 38Awards34 → 17

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won 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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Political roman a clef, dated.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb6.7 from 31kWikipedia14k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 2,217 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 55 praise 79 legacy 25averages 53, which places it at22,113 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

John Travolta22,236 ft