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The Godfather

1972 · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 175 min
28,895 feet · Prominence
2nd of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

How this film scores

Draw87

$245m worldwide in 1972 — $1.93bn in today's money.

As released$245mIn 2026 money$1.93bnRank21 of 8,589In 19721 of 31

How Draw works

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

Praise99

Critics 99, awards 95. Half each, so Praise lands at 99.

Critics99 → 49Awards95 → 47

Oscars3 won Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay6 nominated Director, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score, Sound
Golden Globes4 won Motion Picture, Actor, Screenplay, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won 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.

Legacy98

Judged directly: Endlessly referenced, permanently iconic mafia touchstone.

Verdict98 of 100IMDb9.2 from 2.2mWikipedia227k views a monthAge54 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100Sight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 2 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 87 praise 99 legacy 98averages 95, which places it at28,895 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

Al Pacino23,720 ftDiane Keaton22,154 ftRobert Duvall21,892 ft