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Gangs of New York

2002 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 168 min
25,318 feet · Prominence
394th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$194m worldwide in 2002 — $355m in today's money.

As released$194mIn 2026 money$355mRank909 of 8,589In 200223 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise82

Critics 72, awards 69. Half each, so Praise lands at 82.

Critics72 → 36Awards69 → 35

Oscars9 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Sound
BAFTAs2 nominated Original Screenplay, Original Music
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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Scorsese epic, Day-Lewis memorable villain.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.5 from 502kWikipedia96k views a monthAge24 years

Scored beside it · 424 of 3,430 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 67 praise 82 legacy 62averages 70, which places it at25,318 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

Leonardo DiCaprio22,852 ftDaniel Day-Lewis22,630 ft