Amadeus

1984 · directed by Miloš Forman · 160 min

26,567 feet · Prominence

152nd of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 152nd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw64

$90m worldwide in 1984 — $286m in today's money.

As released$90mIn 2026 money$286mRank1,166 of 8,589In 19846 of 93

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

Critics 89, awards 97. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics89 → 44Awards97 → 49

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

Golden Globes2 won Director, Actor1 nominated Motion Picture

BAFTAs4 won Sound, Cinematography, Editing, Makeup and Hair

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.

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 · 181 of 3,430 films judged

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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, which places it at26,567 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow.