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Twelve Monkeys

1995 · directed by Terry Gilliam · 129 min
25,800 feet · Prominence
284th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

$169m worldwide in 1995 — $366m in today's money.

As released$169mIn 2026 money$366mRank882 of 8,589In 199519 of 156

How Draw works

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

Praise84

Critics 82, awards 30. Half each, so Praise lands at 84.

Critics82 → 41Awards30 → 15

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Costume Design
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor
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.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Cult time-travel Gilliam classic.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8 from 677kWikipedia50k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 320 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 67 praise 84 legacy 68averages 73, which places it at25,800 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

Bruce Willis22,406 ftBrad Pitt22,141 ft