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The Boys from Brazil

1978 · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 125 min
21,560 feet · Prominence
1,859th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

$19m worldwide in 1978 — $96m in today's money.

As released$19mIn 2026 money$96mRank2,764 of 8,589In 197831 of 59

How Draw works

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

Praise64

Critics 56, awards 35. Half each, so Praise lands at 64.

Critics56 → 28Awards35 → 18

Oscars3 nominated Actor, Film Editing, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated 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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Nazi-clone thriller, minor cult.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7 from 32kWikipedia26k views a monthAge48 years

Scored beside it · 1,915 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 54 praise 64 legacy 30averages 49, which places it at21,560 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: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer.