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Scent of a Woman

1992 · directed by Martin Brest · 156 min
24,828 feet · Prominence
544th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw65

Lifetime worldwide gross $134m, re-releases included; about $315m in 2026 money.

Rank1,090 of 11,051In 199218 of 166

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.

Critics70 baseAwards87 signal → +13 lift

Oscars1 won Actor3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Actor, Screenplay1 nominated Supporting acting
BAFTAs1 nominated 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.

Legacy58

Judged directly: 'Hoo-ah!' Pacino moment endures.

Verdict58 of 100IMDb8 from 367kWikipedia50k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 644 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 65 praise 83 legacy 58averages 69, placing it at24,828 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

Al Pacino20,369 ftChris O'Donnell19,340 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman18,426 ftJames Rebhorn18,025 ftGabrielle Anwar17,981 ftBradley Whitford17,890 ftJune Squibb17,649 ftFrances Conroy17,638 ftTodd Louiso17,636 ft