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The Last Temptation of Christ

1988 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 164 min
25,139 feet · Prominence
451st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $34m, re-releases included; about $94m in 2026 money.

Rank3,053 of 11,051In 198837 of 173

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics81 baseAwards26 signal → +3 lift

Oscars1 nominated Director
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy66

Judged directly: Criterion; landmark blasphemy controversy, Scorsese.

Verdict66 of 100IMDb7.5 from 67kWikipedia41k views a monthAge38 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 398 of 4,039 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 54 praise 84 legacy 66averages 68, placing it at25,139 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Paul Greco

In these careers — elevation for this film

Willem Dafoe20,228 ftHarvey Keitel19,309 ftBarbara Hershey18,600 ftVerna Bloom17,873 ftRoberts Blossom17,776 ftBarry Miller17,771 ftSteve Shill17,706 ftPaul Greco17,699 ftHarry Dean Stanton17,659 ftDavid Bowie17,656 ftJohn Lurie17,642 ftAndre Gregory17,639 ft