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Malcolm X

1992 · directed by Spike Lee · 202 min
25,634 feet · Prominence
320th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$48m worldwide in 1992 — $113m in today's money.

As released$48mIn 2026 money$113mRank2,494 of 8,589In 199233 of 135

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 81, awards 24. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics81 → 41Awards24 → 12

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Costume Design
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.

Legacy75

Judged directly: Registry and Criterion; Denzel's defining role.

Verdict75 of 100IMDb7.7 from 110kWikipedia33k views a monthAge34 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 195 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 55 praise 83 legacy 75averages 71, which places it at25,634 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

Denzel Washington22,686 ft