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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · directed by Hugh Hudson · 143 min
22,012 feet · Prominence
1,705th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

$46m worldwide in 1984 — $146m in today's money.

As released$46mIn 2026 money$146mRank2,091 of 8,589In 198418 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise74

Critics 71, awards 27. Half each, so Praise lands at 74.

Critics71 → 35Awards27 → 13

Oscars3 nominated Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Serious Tarzan, faded.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb6.4 from 22kWikipedia11k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 2,228 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 58 praise 74 legacy 25averages 52, which places it at22,012 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

Glenn Close21,575 ft