The Battle of Algiers

1966 · directed by Gillo Pontecorvo · 122 min

25,348 feet · Prominence

387th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw38

$1m worldwide in 1966 — $10m in today's money.

As released$1mIn 2026 money$10mRank5,927 of 8,589In 196624 of 29

How Draw works

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

Praise98

Critics 98, awards 39. Half each, so Praise lands at 98.

Critics98 → 49Awards39 → 19

Oscars3 nominated Director, Original Screenplay, International Feature Film

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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Double canon; studied by militaries and film schools.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.1 from 75kWikipedia1k views a monthAge60 years

On the listsCriterion CollectionSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 252 of 3,430 films judged

72Wayne's World (1992)

72Coming to America (1988)

72O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

72Shaun of the Dead (2004)

72In the Mood for Love (2000)

72Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

72The Battle of Algiers (1966)

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 38 praise 98 legacy 72averages 69, which places it at25,348 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: Brahim Hadjadj, Mohamed Ben Kassen, Yacef Saâdi, Fouzia El Kader.