Apollo 13

1995 · directed by Ron Howard · 140 min

26,788 feet · Prominence

112nd of 15,261 films scored

The Rewatchables‘Apollo 13’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Rob Mahoney

How this film scores

Draw75

$355m worldwide in 1995 — $769m in today's money.

As released$355mIn 2026 money$769mRank302 of 8,589In 19952 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.

Praise91

Critics 85, awards 79. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics85 → 43Awards79 → 40

Oscars2 won Film Editing, Sound7 nominated Picture, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Visual Effects, Original Dramatic Score

Golden Globes4 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress

BAFTAs1 won Special Visual Effects3 nominated Sound, Cinematography, Editing

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.

Legacy74

Judged directly: 'Houston, we have a problem' iconic.

Verdict74 of 100IMDb7.7 from 334kWikipedia57k views a monthAge31 years

On the listsNational Film Registryevidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 203 of 3,430 films judged

75Friday the 13th (1980)

74La La Land (2016)

74Tootsie (1982)

74Chicago (2002)

74Minority Report (2002)

74Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

74Apollo 13 (1995)

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 75 praise 91 legacy 74averages 80, which places it at26,788 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 Hanks23,016 ft Gary Sinise21,841 ft