Rain Man as inaugurating a common but mistaken media stereotype that people on the autism spectrum typically have savant skills, and references to "Rain Man", in particular Dustin Hoffman's performance, have become a popular shorthand for autism and savantism. Conversely, "Rain Man" has also been seen as "dispelling" a number of other misconceptions about autism, and improving public awareness of the failure of many agencies to accommodate autistic people and make use of the abilities they do have, regardless of whether they have savant skills or not. The film is also known for popularizing the misconception that card counting is illegal in
The Greatest Show on Earth (film) Awards until "Spotlight" in 2016. Some consider this film among the worst to have ever won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It also won that award over highly rated films such as "High Noon", "The Quiet Man", and "Singin' in the Rain". The American film magazine "Premiere" placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine "Empire" rated it #3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners. It has the second lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 90 films to win Best Picture. Stanley Kramer alleged that