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The Hunt for Red October

1990 · directed by John McTiernan · 135 min
25,766 feet · Prominence
293rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw71

$201m worldwide in 1990 — $506m in today's money.

As released$201mIn 2026 money$506mRank592 of 8,589In 199011 of 129

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Critics 73, awards 29. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics73 → 37Awards29 → 14

Oscars1 won Sound Editing2 nominated Film Editing, Sound
BAFTAs1 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.

Legacy70

Judged directly: Defining submarine thriller, still referenced.

Verdict70 of 100IMDb7.5 from 228kWikipedia54k views a monthAge36 years

Scored beside it · 283 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 71 praise 77 legacy 70averages 73, which places it at25,766 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

Sean Connery23,161 ft