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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

1979 · directed by Robert Wise · 131 min
23,494 feet · Prominence
1,017th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw73

$139m worldwide in 1979 — $633m in today's money.

As released$139mIn 2026 money$633mRank424 of 8,589In 19794 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise54

Critics 51, awards 14. Half each, so Praise lands at 54.

Critics51 → 25Awards14 → 7

Oscars3 nominated Production Design, Visual Effects, Original Score
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: Franchise-reviving, notorious for its pace.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb6.4 from 102kWikipedia28k views a monthAge47 years

Scored beside it · 829 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 73 praise 54 legacy 50averages 59, which places it at23,494 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan.