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Casino

1995 · directed by Martin Scorsese · 179 min
26,176 feet · Prominence
217th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw63

$116m worldwide in 1995 — $251m in today's money.

As released$116mIn 2026 money$251mRank1,326 of 8,589In 199526 of 156

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

Critics 76, awards 40. Half each, so Praise lands at 81.

Critics76 → 38Awards40 → 20

Oscars1 nominated Actress
Golden Globes1 won Actress
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.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Scorsese classic, endlessly quoted crime epic.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb8.2 from 614kWikipedia83k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 129 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 63 praise 81 legacy 80averages 75, which places it at26,176 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

Robert De Niro22,296 ft