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American Sniper

2014 · directed by Clint Eastwood · 133 min
25,173 feet · Prominence
440th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw75

$542m worldwide in 2014 — $756m in today's money.

As released$542mIn 2026 money$756mRank314 of 8,589In 201413 of 253

How Draw works

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

Praise80

Critics 72, awards 56. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics72 → 36Awards56 → 28

Oscars1 won Sound Editing5 nominated Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, 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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Massive hit, politically discussed, fading.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.3 from 569kWikipedia53k views a monthAge12 years

Scored beside it · 623 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 75 praise 80 legacy 55averages 70, which places it at25,173 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

Bradley Cooper

In these careers — elevation for this film

Bradley Cooper23,158 ftClint Eastwood22,029 ft