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The Last Temptation of Christ

1988 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 164 min
25,025 feet · Prominence
485th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$34m worldwide in 1988 — $94m in today's money.

As released$34mIn 2026 money$94mRank2,797 of 8,589In 198833 of 140

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 81, awards 21. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics81 → 41Awards21 → 11

Oscars1 nominated Director
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.

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 · 358 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 54 praise 83 legacy 66averages 68, which places it at25,025 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

Willem Dafoe22,277 ft