Apocalypse Now

1979 · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 147 min

27,817 feet · Prominence

22nd of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 22nd highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw74

$150m worldwide in 1979 — $682m in today's money.

As released$150mIn 2026 money$682mRank377 of 8,589In 19793 of 61

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 93, awards 79. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics93 → 46Awards79 → 40

Oscars2 won Cinematography, Sound6 nominated Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Film Editing

BAFTAs2 won Direction, 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.

Legacy90

Judged directly: Apocalypse Now reviewed.

Verdict90 of 100IMDb8.4 from 769kWikipedia9k views a monthAge47 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100Sight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 21 of 3,430 films judged

90The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

90Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

90Jurassic Park (1993)

90The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

90GoodFellas (1990)

90The Terminator (1984)

90Apocalypse Now (1979)

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 95 legacy 90averages 86, which places it at27,817 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

Harrison Ford21,645 ft Robert Duvall21,596 ft