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The Last Detail

1973 · directed by Hal Ashby · 104 min
23,502 feet · Prominence
1,014th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$10m worldwide in 1973 — $74m in today's money.

As released$10mIn 2026 money$74mRank3,142 of 8,589In 197321 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Critics 87, awards 68. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics87 → 43Awards68 → 34

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes2 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 won Actor2 nominated Film, 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.

Legacy38

Judged directly: Admired seventies Nicholson, rarely invoked.

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

Scored beside it · 1,344 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 91 legacy 38averages 60, which places it at23,502 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 Nicholson22,582 ft