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Waterworld

1995 · directed by Kevin Reynolds · 135 min
23,387 feet · Prominence
1,070th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw72

$264m worldwide in 1995 — $572m in today's money.

As released$264mIn 2026 money$572mRank493 of 8,589In 19959 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.

Praise60

Critics 59, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 60.

Critics59 → 29Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Sound
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Permanent byword for budget disaster.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb6.3 from 223kWikipedia57k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 1,020 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 72 praise 60 legacy 45averages 59, which places it at23,387 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

Kevin Costner22,695 ft