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Django Unchained

2012 · directed by Quentin Tarantino · 165 min
26,889 feet · Prominence
96th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 96th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw73

$425m worldwide in 2012 — $611m in today's money.

As released$425mIn 2026 money$611mRank452 of 8,589In 201216 of 244

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Critics 84, awards 75. Half each, so Praise lands at 90.

Critics84 → 42Awards75 → 38

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay3 nominated Picture, Cinematography, Sound Editing
Golden Globes1 won Screenplay1 nominated Supporting Actor
BAFTAs1 won Original Screenplay
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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Quotable Tarantino, strong ongoing presence.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.9mWikipedia110k views a monthAge14 years

Scored beside it · 141 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 73 praise 90 legacy 78averages 80, which places it at26,889 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

Jamie Foxx22,464 ftLeonardo DiCaprio22,422 ftSamuel L. Jackson21,932 ft