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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007 · directed by Andrew Dominik · 160 min
22,646 feet · Prominence
1,449th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw43

$15m worldwide in 2007 — $23m in today's money.

As released$15mIn 2026 money$23mRank4,945 of 8,589In 2007134 of 245

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 72, awards 17. Half each, so Praise lands at 74.

Critics72 → 36Awards17 → 9

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Cinematography
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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Cinematography touchstone, slowly growing cult.

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

Scored beside it · 1,061 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 43 praise 74 legacy 45averages 54, which places it at22,646 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

Brad Pitt22,458 ft