Schindler's List

1993 · directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min

28,022 feet · Prominence

15th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 15th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw75

$321m worldwide in 1993 — $734m in today's money.

As released$321mIn 2026 money$734mRank330 of 8,589In 19934 of 162

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

Critics 97, awards 99. Half each, so Praise lands at 98.

Critics97 → 48Awards99 → 49

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

Golden Globes2 won Director, Screenplay1 nominated Actor

BAFTAs5 won Film, Direction, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography3 nominated Actor, Sound, Makeup and Hair

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.

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 3,430 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, which places it at28,022 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: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall.