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The Amityville Horror

1979 · directed by Stuart Rosenberg · 118 min
22,219 feet · Prominence
1,610th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

$86m worldwide in 1979 — $393m in today's money.

As released$86mIn 2026 money$393mRank825 of 8,589In 197911 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise32

Critics 31, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 32.

Critics31 → 15Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Original Score
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.

Legacy52

Judged directly: Iconic house, launched haunting franchise.

Verdict52 of 100IMDb6.2 from 48kWikipedia18k views a monthAge47 years

Scored beside it · 774 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 68 praise 32 legacy 52averages 51, which places it at22,219 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud.