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1984 · directed by John Carpenter · 115 min
22,761 feet · Prominence
1,377th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$29m worldwide in 1984 — $91m in today's money.

As released$29mIn 2026 money$91mRank2,845 of 8,589In 198430 of 93

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 76, awards 20. Half each, so Praise lands at 79.

Critics76 → 38Awards20 → 10

Oscars1 nominated 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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Gentle Carpenter outlier, small cult.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7 from 56kWikipedia18k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 1,516 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 54 praise 79 legacy 35averages 56, which places it at22,761 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 Bridges

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jeff Bridges22,621 ft