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The Sand Pebbles

1966 · directed by Robert Wise · 196 min
23,387 feet · Prominence
1,071st of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw61

$20m worldwide in 1966 — $204m in today's money.

As released$20mIn 2026 money$204mRank1,626 of 8,589In 19667 of 29

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 86, awards 64. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics86 → 43Awards64 → 32

Oscars7 nominated Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Film Editing, Original Score, Color, Sound
Golden Globes1 won Supporting 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.

Legacy30

Judged directly: Big roadshow epic, now forgotten.

Verdict30 of 100IMDb7.5 from 17kWikipedia12k views a monthAge60 years

Scored beside it · 1,834 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 61 praise 91 legacy 30averages 61, which places it at23,387 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

Steve McQueen22,556 ft