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Death on the Nile

1978 · directed by John Guillermin · 140 min
22,402 feet · Prominence
1,553rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$15m worldwide in 1978 — $74m in today's money.

As released$15mIn 2026 money$74mRank3,152 of 8,589In 197836 of 59

How Draw works

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

Praise74

Critics 70, awards 31. Half each, so Praise lands at 74.

Critics70 → 35Awards31 → 15

Oscars1 won Costume Design
Golden Globes1 nominated Non-English Language Film
BAFTAs2 nominated Actor, Actress
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.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Ustinov Poirot, mildly remembered.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.3 from 43kWikipedia19k views a monthAge48 years

Scored beside it · 1,532 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 52 praise 74 legacy 35averages 54, which places it at22,402 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Bette Davis.