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Deliverance

1972 · directed by John Boorman · 109 min
26,379 feet · Prominence
184th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Deliverance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Ryen Russillo

How this film scores

Draw67

$46m worldwide in 1972 — $364m in today's money.

As released$46mIn 2026 money$364mRank888 of 8,589In 19726 of 31

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Critics 85, awards 59. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics85 → 43Awards59 → 30

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Director, Film Editing
Golden Globes3 nominated Motion Picture, Director, 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.

Legacy74

Judged directly: Duelling Banjos and the river, permanent.

Verdict74 of 100IMDb7.6 from 128kWikipedia60k views a monthAge54 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 207 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 67 praise 89 legacy 74averages 77, which places it at26,379 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

Burt Reynolds22,321 ft