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Days of Heaven

1978 · directed by Terrence Malick · 94 min
24,435 feet · Prominence
688th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw42

Lifetime worldwide gross $4m, re-releases included; about $19m in 2026 money.

Rank6,091 of 11,051In 197856 of 58

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.

Critics94 baseAwards41 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 won Cinematography3 nominated Costume Design, Original Score, Sound
Golden Globes2 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Malick and Almendros cinematography landmark.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.7 from 68kWikipedia23k views a monthAge48 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 785 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 42 praise 95 legacy 55averages 64, placing it at24,435 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

Brooke Adams18,990 ftRichard Gere18,887 ftLinda Manz18,806 ftSam Shepard18,786 ftRichard Libertini17,628 ft