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The English Patient

1996 · directed by Anthony Minghella · 162 min
25,961 feet · Prominence
254th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw70

$232m worldwide in 1996 — $488m in today's money.

As released$232mIn 2026 money$488mRank630 of 8,589In 199611 of 170

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

Critics 86, awards 99. Half each, so Praise lands at 93.

Critics86 → 43Awards99 → 49

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 Score2 nominated Actress, Supporting Actress
BAFTAs4 won Film, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography2 nominated Actress, 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.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Best Picture, now fading somewhat.

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

Scored beside it · 406 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 70 praise 93 legacy 62averages 75, which places it at25,961 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

Willem Dafoe21,887 ft