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The Untouchables

1987 · directed by Brian De Palma · 119 min
25,666 feet · Prominence
314th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw62

$76m worldwide in 1987 — $222m in today's money.

As released$76mIn 2026 money$222mRank1,500 of 8,589In 198712 of 130

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Critics 81, awards 56. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.

Critics81 → 41Awards56 → 28

Oscars1 won Supporting Actor3 nominated Costume Design, Production Design, Original Score
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor1 nominated Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Original Music1 nominated Actor
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Memorable De Palma gangster classic.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.8 from 352kWikipedia43k views a monthAge39 years

Scored beside it · 323 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 62 praise 86 legacy 68averages 72, which places it at25,666 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

Sean Connery23,034 ftKevin Costner22,662 ftRobert De Niro21,894 ft