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A Passage to India

1984 · directed by David Lean · 163 min
23,701 feet · Prominence
928th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$40m worldwide in 1984 — $127m in today's money.

As released$40mIn 2026 money$127mRank2,302 of 8,589In 198421 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise87

Critics 78, awards 88. Half each, so Praise lands at 87.

Critics78 → 39Awards88 → 44

Oscars2 won Supporting Actress, Original Score9 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Supporting Actress, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 nominated Original Music
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.

Legacy40

Judged directly: Lean's last, rarely invoked now.

Verdict40 of 100IMDb7.3 from 22kWikipedia15k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 1,244 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 57 praise 87 legacy 40averages 61, which places it at23,701 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: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox.