Raging Bull

1980 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 129 min

27,032 feet · Prominence

87th of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredThe 87th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $23m, re-releases included; about $94m in 2026 money.

Rank3,060 of 11,051In 198029 of 84

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards92 signal → +4 lift

Oscars2 won Actor, Film Editing6 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Sound

Golden Globes1 won Actor4 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting, Screenplay

BAFTAs1 won Craft and other1 nominated Lead acting

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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Raging Bull reviewed.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb8.1 from 408kWikipedia49k views a monthAge46 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100Sight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 67 of 4,039 films judged

85Easy Rider (1969)

85Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

85Airplane! (1980)

85Do the Right Thing (1989)

85Return of the Jedi (1983)

85The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

85Raging Bull (1980)

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 54 praise 95 legacy 85averages 78, placing it at27,032 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

▲ Frank Vincent

In these careers — elevation for this film

Robert De Niro20,423 ft Joe Pesci20,410 ft Cathy Moriarty19,277 ft Frank Vincent17,904 ft Allen Joseph17,671 ft John Turturro17,662 ft