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1974 · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · 115 min
25,248 feet · Prominence
419th of 15,261 films scored
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How this film scores

Draw45

$5m worldwide in 1974 — $32m in today's money.

As released$5mIn 2026 money$32mRank4,496 of 8,589In 197428 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise94

Critics 91, awards 70. Half each, so Praise lands at 94.

Critics91 → 46Awards70 → 35

Oscars3 nominated Picture, Original Screenplay, Sound
Golden Globes4 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Sound, Editing2 nominated Direction, Actor
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Registry and Sight and Sound surveillance canon.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.7 from 133kWikipedia0k views a monthAge52 years

On the listsNational Film RegistrySight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 334 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 45 praise 94 legacy 68averages 69, which places it at25,248 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

Gene Hackman22,342 ftHarrison Ford21,582 ftRobert Duvall21,570 ft