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The Godfather Part II

1974 · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 202 min
27,831 feet · Prominence
26th of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw74

Lifetime worldwide gross $103m, re-releases included; about $687m in 2026 money.

Rank379 of 11,051In 19744 of 47

How Draw works

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

Praise96

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics93 baseAwards97 signal → +3 lift

Oscars6 won Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Original Dramatic Score3 nominated Actor, Supporting Actress, Costume Design
Golden Globes3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actor2 nominated Original Music, Craft and other
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.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Definitive sequel, cinematic gold standard.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb9 from 1.5mWikipedia119k views a monthAge52 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100Sight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 33 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 74 praise 96 legacy 88averages 86, placing it at27,831 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

▲ Al Pacino

In these careers — elevation for this film

Al Pacino20,874 ftRobert De Niro20,874 ftJohn Cazale19,547 ftRobert Duvall19,028 ftDiane Keaton18,792 ftTalia Shire18,471 ftJames Caan17,675 ftHarry Dean Stanton17,674 ftDanny Aiello17,667 ftBruno Kirby17,653 ft