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Thelma & Louise

1991 · directed by Ridley Scott · 130 min
26,485 feet · Prominence
163rd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 163rd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $45m, re-releases included; about $110m in 2026 money.

Rank2,763 of 11,051In 199131 of 176

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics88 baseAwards86 signal → +5 lift

Oscars1 won Original Screenplay4 nominated Director, Actress, Cinematography, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Screenplay2 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting
BAFTAs5 nominated Best Picture, Directing, Lead acting, Screenplay, Craft and other
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.

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 · 157 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 55 praise 93 legacy 78averages 75, placing it at26,485 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

▲ Susan Sarandon▲ Geena Davis

In these careers — elevation for this film

Geena Davis20,384 ftSusan Sarandon20,384 ftHarvey Keitel18,751 ftBrad Pitt18,404 ftMichael Madsen18,153 ftStephen Tobolowsky17,884 ft