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The Good Shepherd

2006 · directed by Robert De Niro · 167 min
20,978 feet · Prominence
1,991st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$100m worldwide in 2006 — $164m in today's money.

As released$100mIn 2026 money$164mRank1,912 of 8,589In 200652 of 215

How Draw works

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

Praise60

Critics 59, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 60.

Critics59 → 29Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Production Design
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.

Legacy22

Judged directly: Sober spy epic, culturally invisible.

Verdict22 of 100IMDb6.7 from 111kWikipedia28k views a monthAge20 years

Scored beside it · 2,510 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 59 praise 60 legacy 22averages 47, which places it at20,978 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

Matt Damon22,458 ftRobert De Niro22,078 ftAngelina Jolie22,054 ft