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American History X

1998 · directed by Tony Kaye · 119 min
24,776 feet · Prominence
555th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw48

$24m worldwide in 1998 — $48m in today's money.

As released$24mIn 2026 money$48mRank3,844 of 8,589In 199878 of 165

How Draw works

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

Praise76

Critics 73, awards 20. Half each, so Praise lands at 76.

Critics73 → 37Awards20 → 10

Oscars1 nominated 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.

Legacy72

Judged directly: Cult intensity, curb stomp scene infamous.

Verdict72 of 100IMDb8.5 from 1.3mWikipedia74k views a monthAge28 years

Scored beside it · 262 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 48 praise 76 legacy 72averages 65, which places it at24,776 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

Edward Norton

In these careers — elevation for this film

Edward Norton22,320 ft