Gandhi

1982 · directed by Richard Attenborough · 192 min

26,476 feet · Prominence

169th of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredThe 169th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw64

Lifetime worldwide gross $78m, re-releases included; about $266m in 2026 money.

Rank1,302 of 11,051In 19829 of 98

How Draw works

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

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics84 baseAwards99 signal → +8 lift

Oscars8 won Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing3 nominated Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Sound

Golden Globes4 won Director, Actor, Lead acting, Screenplay1 nominated Lead acting

BAFTAs4 won Film, Direction, Actor, Supporting acting3 nominated Actress, Screenplay, 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.

Legacy75

Judged directly: Epic biopic, Best Picture, historical weight.

Verdict75 of 100IMDb8 from 246kWikipedia37k views a monthAge44 years

Scored beside it · 195 of 4,039 films judged

75Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

75Men in Black (1997)

75Gladiator (2000)

75Ghost (1990)

75Animal House (1978)

75Carrie (1976)

75Gandhi (1982)

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 64 praise 92 legacy 75averages 77, placing it at26,476 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

Ben Kingsley20,545 ft Richard Attenborough19,685 ft Martin Sheen18,263 ft Candice Bergen18,067 ft Edward Fox18,012 ft John Gielgud17,925 ft John Mills17,869 ft Trevor Howard17,849 ft Daniel Day-Lewis17,669 ft Nigel Hawthorne17,651 ft Richard Griffiths17,644 ft Amrish Puri17,637 ft Saeed Jaffrey17,637 ft Ian Bannen17,636 ft Ian Charleson17,636 ft Geraldine James17,633 ft Marius Weyers17,629 ft