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In Cold Blood

1967 · directed by Richard Brooks · 134 min
24,583 feet · Prominence
604th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

$13m worldwide in 1967 — $129m in today's money.

As released$13mIn 2026 money$129mRank2,280 of 8,589In 196714 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.

Praise85

Critics 82, awards 37. Half each, so Praise lands at 85.

Critics82 → 41Awards37 → 19

Oscars4 nominated Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Foundation stone of modern true crime.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.9 from 31kWikipedia9k views a monthAge59 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 646 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 57 praise 85 legacy 55averages 66, which places it at24,583 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: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe, Paul Stewart.