Ran

1985 · directed by Akira Kurosawa · 160 min

25,530 feet · Prominence

346th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$23m worldwide in 1985 — $72m in today's money.

As released$23mIn 2026 money$72mRank3,200 of 8,589In 198537 of 109

How Draw works

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

Praise97

Critics 97, awards 46. Half each, so Praise lands at 97.

Critics97 → 48Awards46 → 23

Oscars1 won Costume Design3 nominated Director, Cinematography, Production Design

BAFTAs1 won Film Not in the English Language

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.

Legacy65

Judged directly: Late Kurosawa masterpiece, world cinema canon.

Verdict65 of 100IMDb8.2 from 151kWikipedia42k views a monthAge41 years

On the listsCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 364 of 3,430 films judged

65Mulan (1998)

65WarGames (1983)

65The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

65You Only Live Twice (1967)

658 Mile (2002)

65Boyz n the Hood (1991)

65Ran (1985)

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 52 praise 97 legacy 65averages 71, which places it at25,530 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: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū.