Amadeus

1984 · directed by Miloš Forman · 160 min

26,642 feet · Prominence

143rd of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredThe 143rd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw64

Lifetime worldwide gross $90m, re-releases included; about $286m in 2026 money.

Rank1,205 of 11,051In 19846 of 112

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards99 signal → +6 lift

Oscars8 won Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound2 nominated Cinematography, Film Editing

Golden Globes4 won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay3 nominated Motion Picture, Lead acting, Supporting acting

BAFTAs4 won Sound, Cinematography, Editing, Makeup and Hair3 nominated Best Picture, 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.

Legacy76

Judged directly: Salieri and too many notes, still watched.

Verdict76 of 100IMDb8.4 from 465kWikipedia75k views a monthAge42 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 188 of 4,039 films judged

76Black Panther (2018)

76Ratatouille (2007)

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76Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

76They Live (1988)

76Amadeus (1984)

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 64 praise 94 legacy 76averages 78, placing it at26,642 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

▲ Tom Hulce ▲ F. Murray Abraham ▲ Elizabeth Berridge

In these careers — elevation for this film

F. Murray Abraham20,562 ft Tom Hulce20,562 ft Jeffrey Jones18,580 ft Elizabeth Berridge18,237 ft Simon Callow18,028 ft Cynthia Nixon17,645 ft Kenny Baker17,634 ft