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The Aviator

2004 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 170 min
24,836 feet · Prominence
538th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$214m worldwide in 2004 — $373m in today's money.

As released$214mIn 2026 money$373mRank866 of 8,589In 200421 of 209

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 82, awards 92. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics82 → 41Awards92 → 46

Oscars5 won Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing6 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Actor, Original Score
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 nominated 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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Respected biopic, modest cultural imprint.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.5 from 401kWikipedia62k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 855 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 67 praise 90 legacy 48averages 68, which places it at24,836 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

Leonardo DiCaprio23,125 ftCate Blanchett22,075 ftWillem Dafoe21,640 ft