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Dead Man Walking

1995 · directed by Tim Robbins · 122 min
23,878 feet · Prominence
935th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw53

Lifetime worldwide gross $39m, re-releases included; about $85m in 2026 money.

Rank3,242 of 11,051In 199556 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.

Praise93

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics89 baseAwards73 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 won Actress2 nominated Director, Actor
Golden Globes2 nominated Lead acting, Screenplay
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.

Legacy45

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

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

Scored beside it · 1,338 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 53 praise 93 legacy 45averages 64, placing it at23,878 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

▲ Raymond J. Barry

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sean Penn20,040 ftSusan Sarandon20,040 ftTim Robbins18,783 ftRaymond J. Barry18,131 ftRobert Prosky18,068 ftLois Smith17,913 ftScott Wilson17,864 ftJack Black17,659 ftPeter Sarsgaard17,652 ftClancy Brown17,641 ft