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Blade Runner

1982 · directed by Ridley Scott · 118 min
26,760 feet · Prominence
117th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 117th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw58

$42m worldwide in 1982 — $143m in today's money.

As released$42mIn 2026 money$143mRank2,129 of 8,589In 198218 of 82

How Draw works

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

Praise89

Critics 87, awards 31. Half each, so Praise lands at 89.

Critics87 → 43Awards31 → 16

Oscars2 nominated Production Design, Visual Effects
Golden Globes1 nominated Original Score
BAFTAs2 won Production Design, Cinematography5 nominated Sound, Original Music, Special Visual Effects, Editing, Makeup and Hair
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. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so the awards half halves it — which penalises it for the Academy's rules rather than its quality.

Legacy88

Judged directly: Massively influential sci-fi visual touchstone.

Verdict88 of 100IMDb8.1 from 876kWikipedia117k views a monthAge44 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100Sight & Soundevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 46 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 58 praise 89 legacy 88averages 78, which places it at26,760 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

Harrison Ford22,567 ft