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The Great Santini

1979 · directed by Lewis John Carlino · 115 min
21,569 feet · Prominence
1,853rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw42

$5m worldwide in 1979 — $21m in today's money.

As released$5mIn 2026 money$21mRank5,082 of 8,589In 197951 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise83

Critics 80, awards 30. Half each, so Praise lands at 83.

Critics80 → 40Awards30 → 15

Oscars2 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor
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.

Legacy25

Judged directly: Respected drama, culturally forgotten.

Verdict25 of 100IMDb7.1 from 7kWikipedia16k views a monthAge47 years

Scored beside it · 2,256 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 42 praise 83 legacy 25averages 50, which places it at21,569 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

Robert Duvall21,984 ft