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Scent of a Woman

1992 · directed by Martin Brest · 156 min
24,955 feet · Prominence
506th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw65

$134m worldwide in 1992 — $315m in today's money.

As released$134mIn 2026 money$315mRank1,056 of 8,589In 199218 of 135

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Critics 70, awards 77. Half each, so Praise lands at 81.

Critics70 → 35Awards77 → 38

Oscars1 won Actor3 nominated Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Actor
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.

Legacy58

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

Verdict58 of 100IMDb8 from 367kWikipedia50k views a monthAge34 years

Scored beside it · 560 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 65 praise 81 legacy 58averages 68, which places it at24,955 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 Pacino22,998 ftPhilip Seymour Hoffman21,708 ft