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Brazil

1985 · directed by Terry Gilliam · 143 min
25,403 feet · Prominence
375th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw45

Lifetime worldwide gross $10m, re-releases included; about $31m in 2026 money.

Rank5,207 of 11,051In 198580 of 123

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics91 baseAwards21 signal → +1 lift

Oscars2 nominated Original Screenplay, Production Design
BAFTAs1 won 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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy68

Judged directly: Criterion; dystopian design touchstone, legendary battle.

Verdict68 of 100IMDb7.8 from 222kWikipedia44k views a monthAge41 years

On the listsCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 361 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 45 praise 92 legacy 68averages 68, placing it at25,403 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

▲ Jonathan Pryce▲ Terry Gilliam

In these careers — elevation for this film

Jonathan Pryce20,038 ftMichael Palin18,752 ftRobert De Niro18,522 ftTerry Gilliam18,459 ftIan Holm18,292 ftBob Hoskins18,232 ftKatherine Helmond17,968 ftJim Broadbent17,654 ft