Sorcerer

1977

23,080 feet · Prominence

1,226th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

$9m worldwide in 1977 — $49m in today's money.

As released$9mIn 2026 money$49mRank3,829 of 8,589In 197729 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Critics 76, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics76 → 38Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Famous flop, rediscovered by cinephiles.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.7 from 33kWikipedia48k views a monthAge49 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 1,044 of 3,430 films judged

45Heavenly Creatures (1994)

45American Gigolo (1980)

45Altered States (1980)

45The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

45Fright Night (1985)

45TRON: Legacy (2010)

45Sorcerer (1977)

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 49 praise 77 legacy 45averages 57, which places it at23,080 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.