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The Last Detail

1973 · directed by Hal Ashby · 104 min
23,202 feet · Prominence
1,286th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $10m, re-releases included; about $74m in 2026 money.

Rank3,469 of 11,051In 197322 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.

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics87 baseAwards76 signal → +5 lift

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes3 nominated Actor, Lead acting, Supporting Actor
BAFTAs2 won Actor, Screenplay2 nominated Film, 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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Admired seventies Nicholson, rarely invoked.

Verdict38 of 100IMDb7.5 from 31kWikipedia10k views a monthAge53 years

Scored beside it · 1,874 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 92 legacy 38averages 61, placing it at23,202 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

Jack Nicholson19,938 ftRandy Quaid19,094 ftCarol Kane17,925 ftClifton James17,803 ftMichael Moriarty17,801 ftNancy Allen17,648 ft