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The Untouchables

1987 · directed by Brian De Palma · 119 min
25,660 feet · Prominence
309th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw62

Lifetime worldwide gross $76m, re-releases included; about $222m in 2026 money.

Rank1,563 of 11,051In 198712 of 162

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics81 baseAwards56 signal → +5 lift

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

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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Memorable De Palma gangster classic.

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

Scored beside it · 350 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 62 praise 86 legacy 68averages 72, placing it at25,660 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 Connery20,418 ftKevin Costner19,395 ftRobert De Niro19,063 ftAndy Garcia18,604 ftCharles Martin Smith18,290 ftJack Kehoe17,793 ftPatricia Clarkson17,658 ftClifton James17,639 ft