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The Shootist

1976 · directed by Don Siegel · 100 min
22,832 feet · Prominence
1,510th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $78m in 2026 money.

Rank3,392 of 11,051In 197626 of 48

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics79 baseAwards21 signal → +2 lift

Oscars1 nominated Production Design
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 nominated Actress
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Wayne's poignant final film.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.6 from 28kWikipedia11k views a monthAge50 years

Scored beside it · 1,770 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 52 praise 81 legacy 40averages 58, placing it at22,832 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Lauren Bacall

In these careers — elevation for this film

John Wayne19,715 ftLauren Bacall18,657 ftRon Howard18,565 ftJames Stewart18,080 ftBill McKinney17,818 ftScatman Crothers17,637 ft