Raging Bull

1980 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 129 min

26,681 feet · Prominence

137th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 137th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw54

$23m worldwide in 1980 — $94m in today's money.

As released$23mIn 2026 money$94mRank2,804 of 8,589In 198027 of 75

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

Critics 91, awards 84. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics91 → 46Awards84 → 42

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

Golden Globes1 won 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.

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 · 68 of 3,430 films judged

85Airplane! (1980)

85The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

85Home Alone (1990)

85Do the Right Thing (1989)

85Dirty Dancing (1987)

85Enter the Dragon (1973)

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, which places it at26,681 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

Robert De Niro22,621 ft