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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007 · directed by Andrew Dominik · 160 min
22,639 feet · Prominence
1,764th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

Lifetime worldwide gross $15m, re-releases included; about $23m in 2026 money.

Rank5,688 of 11,051In 2007158 of 320

How Draw works

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

Praise75

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics72 baseAwards23 signal → +3 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Cinematography
Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Cinematography touchstone, slowly growing cult.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.5 from 203kWikipedia35k views a monthAge19 years

Scored beside it · 1,454 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 43 praise 75 legacy 45averages 54, placing it at22,639 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

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