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Scrooged

1988 · directed by Richard Donner · 101 min
22,635 feet · Prominence
1,770th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

Lifetime worldwide gross $60m, re-releases included; about $168m in 2026 money.

Rank1,971 of 11,051In 198819 of 173

How Draw works

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

Praise56

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics55 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Makeup and Hairstyling
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Annual Christmas rewatch, Murray at peak.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb6.9 from 124kWikipedia21k views a monthAge38 years

Scored beside it · 1,112 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 59 praise 56 legacy 50averages 55, placing it at22,635 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

Bill Murray19,858 ftKaren Allen18,528 ftCarol Kane18,511 ftJohn Glover18,104 ftJohn Forsythe18,027 ftRobert Mitchum18,009 ftMabel King17,710 ftAlfre Woodard17,651 ftMichael J. Pollard17,638 ft