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Sling Blade

1996 · directed by Billy Bob Thornton · 135 min
24,365 feet · Prominence
664th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$34m worldwide in 1996 — $72m in today's money.

As released$34mIn 2026 money$72mRank3,197 of 8,589In 199658 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Critics 91, awards 42. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics91 → 45Awards42 → 21

Oscars1 won Adapted Screenplay1 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Thornton's voice endlessly imitated.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb8 from 104kWikipedia46k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 808 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 52 praise 92 legacy 50averages 65, which places it at24,365 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

Robert Duvall21,574 ft