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Dead Man Walking

1995 · directed by Tim Robbins · 122 min
24,074 feet · Prominence
776th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

$39m worldwide in 1995 — $85m in today's money.

As released$39mIn 2026 money$85mRank2,955 of 8,589In 199551 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.

Praise92

Critics 89, awards 64. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics89 → 44Awards64 → 32

Oscars1 won Actress2 nominated Director, 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.

Legacy45

Judged directly: Death penalty touchstone, Sarandon's Oscar.

Verdict45 of 100IMDb7.5 from 108kWikipedia25k views a monthAge31 years

Scored beside it · 970 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 53 praise 92 legacy 45averages 63, which places it at24,074 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: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry.