Return of the Jedi

1983 · directed by Richard Marquand · 132 min

27,024 feet · Prominence

79th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 79th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw82

$573m worldwide in 1983 — $1.32bn in today's money.

As released$573mIn 2026 money$1.32bnRank96 of 8,589In 19831 of 90

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Critics 71, awards 30. Half each, so Praise lands at 75.

Critics71 → 35Awards30 → 15

Oscars1 won Special Achievement Academy Award4 nominated Production Design, Original Score, Sound, Sound Editing

BAFTAs1 nominated Sound

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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Ewoks, saga conclusion, deeply iconic.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb8.3 from 1.2mWikipedia56k views a monthAge43 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 64 of 3,430 films judged

85Saturday Night Fever (1977)

85Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

85Easy Rider (1969)

85Airplane! (1980)

85The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

85Home Alone (1990)

85Return of the Jedi (1983)

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 82 praise 75 legacy 85averages 81, which places it at27,024 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

Harrison Ford23,091 ft