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Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · directed by Sidney Lumet · 128 min
24,481 feet · Prominence
629th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

$36m worldwide in 1974 — $239m in today's money.

As released$36mIn 2026 money$239mRank1,405 of 8,589In 197413 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.

Praise84

Critics 76, awards 68. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics76 → 38Awards68 → 34

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress5 nominated Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Original Dramatic Score
BAFTAs1 won Actor2 nominated Actor, Editing
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Definitive Christie adaptation for decades.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.2 from 73kWikipedia20k views a monthAge52 years

Scored beside it · 801 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 63 praise 84 legacy 50averages 66, which places it at24,481 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

Sean Connery21,757 ft