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Philadelphia

1993 · directed by Jonathan Demme · 126 min
25,899 feet · Prominence
261st of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $207m, re-releases included; about $472m in 2026 money.

Rank677 of 11,051In 19939 of 199

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.

Critics74 baseAwards72 signal → +10 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Original Song2 nominated Original Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
Golden Globes1 won Actor1 nominated Screenplay
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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Philadelphia reviewed.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.7 from 273kWikipedia45k views a monthAge33 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 300 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 70 praise 83 legacy 70averages 74, placing it at25,899 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

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