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The Killing Fields

1984 · directed by Roland Joffé · 142 min
24,391 feet · Prominence
657th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw55

$35m worldwide in 1984 — $110m in today's money.

As released$35mIn 2026 money$110mRank2,545 of 8,589In 198427 of 93

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 84, awards 79. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics84 → 42Awards79 → 39

Oscars3 won Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Film Editing4 nominated Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Cinematography, Editing
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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: The phrase outlives the picture.

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

Scored beside it · 806 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 55 praise 90 legacy 50averages 65, which places it at24,391 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

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich, Julian Sands.