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Murder on the Orient Express

1974 · directed by Sidney Lumet · 128 min
24,241 feet · Prominence
769th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

Lifetime worldwide gross $36m, re-releases included; about $239m in 2026 money.

Rank1,460 of 11,051In 197413 of 47

How Draw works

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

Praise85

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics76 baseAwards79 signal → +10 lift

Oscars1 won Supporting Actress5 nominated Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Original Dramatic Score
BAFTAs3 won Actor, Supporting acting, Craft and other4 nominated Best Picture, Actor, Editing, Craft and other
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Definitive Christie adaptation for decades.

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

Scored beside it · 1,028 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 63 praise 85 legacy 50averages 66, placing it at24,241 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

Albert Finney20,256 ftIngrid Bergman19,040 ftLauren Bacall18,419 ftSean Connery18,362 ftMartin Balsam18,191 ftJean-Pierre Cassel17,951 ftWendy Hiller17,947 ftRachel Roberts17,845 ftJohn Gielgud17,657 ftMichael York17,656 ftVanessa Redgrave17,656 ftJacqueline Bisset17,654 ftColin Blakely17,633 ftVernon Dobtcheff17,626 ft