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Patton

1970 · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 172 min
26,533 feet · Prominence
157th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 157th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw75

Lifetime worldwide gross $90m, re-releases included; about $764m in 2026 money.

Rank310 of 11,051In 19704 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.

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards96 signal → +5 lift

Oscars7 won Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound3 nominated Cinematography, Visual Effects, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Lead acting3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 nominated Lead 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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Patton reviewed.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.9 from 112kWikipedia22k views a monthAge56 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 287 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 75 praise 94 legacy 70averages 80, placing it at26,533 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

▲ Michael Strong

In these careers — elevation for this film

George C. Scott20,724 ftKarl Malden18,767 ftStephen Young17,803 ftMichael Strong17,784 ftMichael Bates17,631 ft