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Braveheart

1995 · directed by Mel Gibson · 178 min
26,696 feet · Prominence
133rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 133rd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw69

$213m worldwide in 1995 — $462m in today's money.

As released$213mIn 2026 money$462mRank679 of 8,589In 199512 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Critics 71, awards 90. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics71 → 36Awards90 → 45

Oscars5 won Picture, Director, Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound Editing5 nominated Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Director1 nominated Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Cinematography2 nominated Sound, Original Music
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.

Legacy82

Judged directly: Freedom cry, epic touchstone.

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

Scored beside it · 98 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 69 praise 84 legacy 82averages 78, which places it at26,696 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 Gibson22,927 ft