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The Green Mile

1999 · directed by Frank Darabont · 189 min
25,823 feet · Prominence
276th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw72

Lifetime worldwide gross $287m, re-releases included; about $568m in 2026 money.

Rank506 of 11,051In 199913 of 196

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics70 baseAwards47 signal → +7 lift

Oscars4 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Sound
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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Beloved King adaptation, emotional staying power.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.6 from 1.6mWikipedia132k views a monthAge27 years

Scored beside it · 253 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 72 praise 77 legacy 72averages 74, placing it at25,823 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

▲ David Morse▲ Michael Clarke Duncan

In these careers — elevation for this film

Tom Hanks20,605 ftMichael Clarke Duncan19,522 ftDavid Morse18,826 ftJames Cromwell18,478 ftBonnie Hunt18,229 ftGraham Greene17,933 ftSam Rockwell17,671 ftGary Sinise17,668 ftHarry Dean Stanton17,668 ftPatricia Clarkson17,662 ftBarry Pepper17,660 ftWilliam Sadler17,656 ftBill McKinney17,646 ft