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Papillon

1973 · directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 151 min
23,758 feet · Prominence
906th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw68

$53m worldwide in 1973 — $396m in today's money.

As released$53mIn 2026 money$396mRank818 of 8,589In 19735 of 43

How Draw works

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

Praise67

Critics 66, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 67.

Critics66 → 33Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Original Dramatic Score
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.

Legacy48

Judged directly: McQueen-Hoffman prison epic, well remembered.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb8 from 145kWikipedia27k views a monthAge53 years

Scored beside it · 891 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 68 praise 67 legacy 48averages 61, which places it at23,758 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.

Whose apex this is

Steve McQueen

In these careers — elevation for this film

Steve McQueen22,813 ftDustin Hoffman22,325 ft