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Glory

1989 · directed by Edward Zwick · 122 min
24,577 feet · Prominence
634th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $27m, re-releases included; about $71m in 2026 money.

Rank3,542 of 11,051In 198946 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards69 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 won Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Sound2 nominated Production Design, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor3 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 nominated Craft and other
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Registry film, Denzel's tear permanently cited.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.8 from 151kWikipedia39k views a monthAge37 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 770 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 52 praise 91 legacy 55averages 66, placing it at24,577 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

Denzel Washington20,114 ftMatthew Broderick19,596 ftMorgan Freeman19,167 ftCary Elwes18,441 ftAndre Braugher18,324 ftJane Alexander17,643 ftBill Nunn17,642 ftBob Gunton17,639 ft