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American Gangster

2007 · directed by Ridley Scott · 157 min
24,915 feet · Prominence
514th of 15,261 films scored
The Rewatchables‘American Gangster’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

How this film scores

Draw69

$270m worldwide in 2007 — $429m in today's money.

As released$270mIn 2026 money$429mRank738 of 8,589In 200718 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.

Praise80

Critics 79, awards 17. Half each, so Praise lands at 80.

Critics79 → 39Awards17 → 9

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actress, Production Design
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.

Legacy55

Judged directly: Solid crime drama, moderate staying power.

Verdict55 of 100IMDb7.8 from 483kWikipedia65k views a monthAge19 years

Scored beside it · 630 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 69 praise 80 legacy 55averages 68, which places it at24,915 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

Russell Crowe22,532 ftDenzel Washington22,510 ft