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Braveheart

1995 · directed by Mel Gibson · 178 min
26,802 feet · Prominence
119th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 119th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw69

Lifetime worldwide gross $213m, re-releases included; about $462m in 2026 money.

Rank696 of 11,051In 199512 of 192

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics71 baseAwards94 signal → +14 lift

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound Editing5 nominated Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay3 nominated Best Picture, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography3 nominated Directing, Sound, Original Music
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Freedom cry, epic touchstone.

Verdict82 of 100IMDb8.3 from 1.2mWikipedia74k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 100 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 69 praise 85 legacy 82averages 79, placing it at26,802 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

▲ Mel Gibson

In these careers — elevation for this film

Mel Gibson20,673 ftPatrick McGoohan18,894 ftSophie Marceau18,801 ftBrendan Gleeson18,679 ftCatherine McCormack18,476 ftBrian Cox17,661 ftPeter Mullan17,661 ftIan Bannen17,638 ft