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In Cold Blood

1967 · directed by Richard Brooks · 134 min
24,491 feet · Prominence
659th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw57

Lifetime worldwide gross $13m, re-releases included; about $129m in 2026 money.

Rank2,441 of 11,051In 196715 of 38

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards44 signal → +4 lift

Oscars4 nominated Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Original Score
Golden Globes1 nominated Best Picture
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: 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 · 777 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 57 praise 86 legacy 55averages 66, placing it at24,491 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Robert Blake▲ Scott Wilson▲ John Forsythe

In these careers — elevation for this film

Robert Blake19,121 ftScott Wilson18,823 ftJohn Forsythe18,145 ftPaul Stewart17,757 ftWill Geer17,628 ft