The English Patient

1996 · directed by Anthony Minghella · 162 min

25,748 feet · Prominence

289th of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

Lifetime worldwide gross $232m, re-releases included; about $488m in 2026 money.

Rank643 of 11,051In 199611 of 191

How Draw works

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

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics86 baseAwards99 signal → +7 lift

Oscars9 won Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Dramatic Score, Sound3 nominated Actress, Actor, Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globes2 won Motion Picture, Original Score4 nominated Actress, Lead acting, Supporting Actress, Screenplay

BAFTAs5 won Film, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Craft and other4 nominated Directing, Actress, Lead acting, 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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Best Picture, now fading somewhat.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.4 from 213kWikipedia39k views a monthAge30 years

Scored beside it · 454 of 4,039 films judged

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62Sideways (2004)

62The English Patient (1996)

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 70 praise 93 legacy 62averages 75, placing it at25,748 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

▲ Ralph Fiennes ▲ Juliette Binoche ▲ Kristin Scott Thomas

In these careers — elevation for this film

Kristin Scott Thomas20,547 ft Ralph Fiennes20,547 ft Juliette Binoche20,215 ft Willem Dafoe18,328 ft Colin Firth17,962 ft Jürgen Prochnow17,649 ft