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Excalibur

1981 · directed by John Boorman · 141 min
23,259 feet · Prominence
1,143rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$35m worldwide in 1981 — $127m in today's money.

As released$35mIn 2026 money$127mRank2,301 of 8,589In 198119 of 76

How Draw works

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

Praise65

Critics 65, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 65.

Critics65 → 32Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Cinematography
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Arthurian cult landmark, O Fortuna.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.3 from 73kWikipedia34k views a monthAge45 years

Scored beside it · 837 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 57 praise 65 legacy 50averages 57, which places it at23,259 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: Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay.