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The Killing Fields

1984 · directed by Roland Joffé · 142 min
24,286 feet · Prominence
746th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

Lifetime worldwide gross $35m, re-releases included; about $110m in 2026 money.

Rank2,755 of 11,051In 198429 of 112

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards96 signal → +8 lift

Oscars3 won Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Film Editing4 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
Golden Globes1 won Supporting acting3 nominated Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay
BAFTAs5 won Best Picture, Lead acting, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing3 nominated Directing, Lead acting, Craft and other
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: The phrase outlives the picture.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.8 from 63kWikipedia28k views a monthAge42 years

Scored beside it · 1,023 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 55 praise 91 legacy 50averages 65, placing it at24,286 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

▲ Sam Waterston▲ Haing S. Ngor

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sam Waterston20,126 ftHaing S. Ngor19,929 ftJohn Malkovich18,519 ftJulian Sands18,074 ftCraig T. Nelson17,922 ft