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Sorcerer

1977 · directed by William Friedkin · 122 min · PG
22,924 feet · Prominence
1,452nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $9m, re-releases included; about $49m in 2026 money.

Rank4,296 of 11,051In 197732 of 48

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards5 signal → +1 lift

Oscars1 nominated Sound
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.

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 · 1,433 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 49 praise 77 legacy 45averages 57, placing it at22,924 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

Roy Scheider19,901 ftRamon Bieri17,857 ft