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Easy Rider

1969 · directed by Dennis Hopper · 96 min
27,042 feet · Prominence
78th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 78th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw71

$60m worldwide in 1969 — $540m in today's money.

As released$60mIn 2026 money$540mRank534 of 8,589In 19693 of 21

How Draw works

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

Praise86

Critics 85, awards 23. Half each, so Praise lands at 86.

Critics85 → 42Awards23 → 12

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay
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.

Legacy85

Judged directly: Defined New Hollywood, Born to Be Wild.

Verdict85 of 100IMDb7.2 from 122kWikipedia36k views a monthAge57 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion CollectionAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 63 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 71 praise 86 legacy 85averages 81, which places it at27,042 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

Jack Nicholson22,655 ft