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Unforgiven

1992 · directed by Clint Eastwood · 130 min
26,963 feet · Prominence
89th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘Unforgiven’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

How this film scores

Draw67

$159m worldwide in 1992 — $374m in today's money.

As released$159mIn 2026 money$374mRank862 of 8,589In 199213 of 135

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 91, awards 96. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics91 → 45Awards96 → 48

Oscars4 won Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Film Editing5 nominated Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Sound
Golden Globes2 won Director, Supporting Actor2 nominated Motion Picture, Screenplay
BAFTAs1 won Actor4 nominated Film, Direction, Original Screenplay, Sound
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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Unforgiven reviewed.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb8.2 from 465kWikipedia56k views a monthAge34 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 120 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 95 legacy 80averages 81, which places it at26,963 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

Gene Hackman

In these careers — elevation for this film

Clint Eastwood23,111 ftGene Hackman23,111 ftMorgan Freeman22,297 ft