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Thelma & Louise

1991 · directed by Ridley Scott · 130 min
26,194 feet · Prominence
212nd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 212nd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw55

$45m worldwide in 1991 — $110m in today's money.

As released$45mIn 2026 money$110mRank2,553 of 8,589In 199131 of 146

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 88, awards 64. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics88 → 44Awards64 → 32

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay4 nominated Director, Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Screenplay
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Feminist landmark, cliff ending iconic.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb7.6 from 191kWikipedia49k views a monthAge35 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 158 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 55 praise 92 legacy 78averages 75, which places it at26,194 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

Brad Pitt21,790 ft