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The Passion of the Christ

2004 · directed by Mel Gibson · 127 min
24,606 feet · Prominence
621st of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw79

Lifetime worldwide gross $610m, re-releases included; about $1.07bn in 2026 money.

Rank162 of 11,051In 20045 of 256

How Draw works

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

Praise52

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics49 baseAwards14 signal → +4 lift

Oscars3 nominated Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Religious phenomenon and lasting controversy.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.3 from 274kWikipedia123k views a monthAge22 years

Scored beside it · 374 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 79 praise 52 legacy 68averages 66, placing it at24,606 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

▲ Jim Caviezel▲ Maia Morgenstern▲ Christo Jivkov

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jim Caviezel20,388 ftMel Gibson18,603 ftMaia Morgenstern18,455 ftMonica Bellucci18,201 ftChristo Jivkov17,791 ftFrancesco De Vito17,779 ft