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Carlito's Way

1993 · directed by Brian De Palma · 144 min
23,490 feet · Prominence
1,137th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw58

Lifetime worldwide gross $64m, re-releases included; about $146m in 2026 money.

Rank2,212 of 11,051In 199335 of 199

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics75 baseAwards13 signal → +2 lift

Golden Globes1 nominated Supporting acting
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy48

Judged directly: Pacino and De Palma, enduring cult.

Verdict48 of 100IMDb7.9 from 244kWikipedia34k views a monthAge33 years

Scored beside it · 1,187 of 4,039 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 58 praise 77 legacy 48averages 61, placing it at23,490 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

Al Pacino20,107 ftSean Penn19,599 ftPenelope Ann Miller18,754 ftJohn Leguizamo18,422 ftLuis Guzmán18,046 ftJames Rebhorn17,830 ftViggo Mortensen17,660 ftJohn Ortiz17,633 ftJaime Sánchez17,626 ft