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Twelve Monkeys

1995 · directed by Terry Gilliam · 129 min
25,718 feet · Prominence
296th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $169m, re-releases included; about $366m in 2026 money.

Rank912 of 11,051In 199519 of 192

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics82 baseAwards30 signal → +3 lift

Oscars2 nominated Supporting Actor, Costume Design
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actor
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: Cult time-travel Gilliam classic.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb8 from 677kWikipedia50k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 348 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 67 praise 84 legacy 68averages 73, placing it at25,718 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

▲ Madeleine Stowe

In these careers — elevation for this film

Brad Pitt20,050 ftBruce Willis19,894 ftMadeleine Stowe18,978 ftTerry Gilliam18,361 ftChristopher Plummer18,266 ftDavid Morse18,192 ftChristopher Meloni17,774 ft