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Shaft

1971 · directed by Gordon Parks · 100 min
25,650 feet · Prominence
312nd of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw54

Lifetime worldwide gross $12m, re-releases included; about $99m in 2026 money.

Rank2,967 of 11,051In 197115 of 40

How Draw works

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

Praise81

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics77 baseAwards39 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Original Song1 nominated Original Dramatic Score
Golden Globes1 won Original Score1 nominated Lead acting
BAFTAs1 nominated Craft and other
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.

Legacy74

Judged directly: Blaxploitation landmark, immortal Hayes theme.

Verdict74 of 100IMDb6.6 from 22kWikipedia15k views a monthAge55 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 220 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 54 praise 81 legacy 74averages 70, placing it at25,650 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

▲ Charles Cioffi▲ Richard Roundtree▲ Christopher St. John

In these careers — elevation for this film

Richard Roundtree18,940 ftCharles Cioffi18,136 ftMoses Gunn18,031 ftChristopher St. John17,980 ft