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The Shawshank Redemption

1994 · directed by Frank Darabont · 142 min
26,944 feet · Prominence
102nd of 24,106 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw51

Lifetime worldwide gross $28m, re-releases included; about $63m in 2026 money.

Rank3,792 of 11,051In 199462 of 178

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards62 signal → +5 lift

Oscars7 nominated Picture, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
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: The Shawshank Redemption reviewed.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb9.3 from 3.2mWikipedia169k views a monthAge32 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 46 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 51 praise 90 legacy 88averages 76, placing it at26,944 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

▲ Tim Robbins▲ Bob Gunton

In these careers — elevation for this film

Morgan Freeman20,355 ftTim Robbins20,355 ftBob Gunton18,487 ftClancy Brown18,129 ftWilliam Sadler18,073 ftDavid Proval17,632 ft