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Little Big Man

1970 · directed by Arthur Penn · 139 min
24,032 feet · Prominence
793rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw64

$32m worldwide in 1970 — $268m in today's money.

As released$32mIn 2026 money$268mRank1,242 of 8,589In 19708 of 38

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 77, awards 29. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics77 → 39Awards29 → 15

Oscars1 nominated Supporting Actor
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actor
BAFTAs2 nominated Actor, Original Music
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: Registry revisionist western, quietly respected.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.5 from 39kWikipedia11k views a monthAge56 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 975 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 64 praise 80 legacy 45averages 63, which places it at24,032 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

Dustin Hoffman22,789 ftFaye Dunaway22,102 ft