Schindler's List

1993 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min

28,129 feet · Prominence

13th of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredThe 13th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw75

Lifetime worldwide gross $321m, re-releases included; about $734m in 2026 money.

Rank336 of 11,051In 19934 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise98

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics97 baseAwards99 signal → +2 lift

Oscars7 won Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Score5 nominated Actor, Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound

Golden Globes3 won Best Picture, Director, Screenplay2 nominated Actor, Supporting acting

BAFTAs6 won Film, Direction, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Craft and other3 nominated Actor, Sound, Makeup and Hair

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.

Legacy91

Judged directly: Definitive Holocaust film, taught in schools.

Verdict91 of 100IMDb9 from 1.6mWikipedia130k views a monthAge33 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 16 of 4,039 films judged

92Back to the Future (1985)

92Toy Story (1995)

92Alien (1979)

91Schindler's List (1993)

90E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

90The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

90Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

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 75 praise 98 legacy 91averages 88, placing it at28,129 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

▲ Liam Neeson ▲ Ben Kingsley ▲ Caroline Goodall

In these careers — elevation for this film

Liam Neeson20,928 ft Ralph Fiennes20,928 ft Ben Kingsley20,409 ft Embeth Davidtz18,431 ft Caroline Goodall17,951 ft