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The Green Mile

1999 · directed by Frank Darabont · 189 min
25,894 feet · Prominence
266th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw72

$287m worldwide in 1999 — $568m in today's money.

As released$287mIn 2026 money$568mRank499 of 8,589In 199913 of 170

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 70, awards 43. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics70 → 35Awards43 → 22

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

Legacy72

Judged directly: Beloved King adaptation, emotional staying power.

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

Scored beside it · 240 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 72 praise 76 legacy 72averages 73, which places it at25,894 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

Tom Hanks22,962 ftGary Sinise21,607 ft