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Once Upon a Time in America

1984 · directed by Sergio Leone · 139 min
25,191 feet · Prominence
441st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw41

Lifetime worldwide gross $6m, re-releases included; about $17m in 2026 money.

Rank6,194 of 11,051In 198486 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.

Praise83

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics81 baseAwards29 signal → +3 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Craft and other3 nominated Directing, Supporting acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Sight and Sound Leone epic, revered.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.3 from 408kWikipedia65k views a monthAge42 years

On the listsSight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 273 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 41 praise 83 legacy 72averages 65, placing it at25,191 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

Robert De Niro19,981 ftJames Woods19,302 ftElizabeth McGovern18,515 ftJoe Pesci18,129 ftTreat Williams17,965 ftDanny Aiello17,949 ftTuesday Weld17,933 ftBurt Young17,894 ftJennifer Connelly17,654 ftLouise Fletcher17,644 ft