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Django Unchained

2012 · directed by Quentin Tarantino · 165 min
26,900 feet · Prominence
109th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredThe 109th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw73

Lifetime worldwide gross $425m, re-releases included; about $611m in 2026 money.

Rank458 of 11,051In 201216 of 319

How Draw works

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

Praise91

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards87 signal → +7 lift

Oscars2 won Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay3 nominated Picture, Cinematography, Sound Editing
Golden Globes2 won Supporting acting, Screenplay3 nominated Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Screenplay
BAFTAs2 won Supporting acting, Original Screenplay2 nominated Directing, 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.

Legacy78

Judged directly: Quotable Tarantino, strong ongoing presence.

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

Scored beside it · 145 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 73 praise 91 legacy 78averages 81, placing it at26,900 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

▲ Christoph Waltz

In these careers — elevation for this film

Christoph Waltz20,746 ftLeonardo DiCaprio20,007 ftJamie Foxx19,912 ftSamuel L. Jackson19,322 ftKerry Washington18,524 ftWalton Goggins18,210 ftDennis Christopher17,904 ftJames Remar17,830 ftRobert Carradine17,663 ftDon Johnson17,662 ftFranco Nero17,662 ftAmber Tamblyn17,660 ftTed Neeley17,659 ftJonah Hill17,657 ftBruce Dern17,656 ftDon Stroud17,642 ftMichael Parks17,641 ft