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Excalibur

1981 · directed by John Boorman · 141 min
23,052 feet · Prominence
1,382nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $35m, re-releases included; about $127m in 2026 money.

Rank2,462 of 11,051In 198122 of 90

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics65 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Cinematography
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Arthurian cult landmark, O Fortuna.

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

Scored beside it · 1,097 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 57 praise 65 legacy 50averages 57, placing it at23,052 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

▲ Nicol Williamson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Nicol Williamson19,027 ftHelen Mirren18,903 ftGabriel Byrne18,268 ftLiam Neeson17,659 ftPatrick Stewart17,653 ftCiarán Hinds17,645 ft