Platoon

1986 · directed by Oliver Stone · 120 min

26,889 feet · Prominence

97th of 15,261 films scored

Not coveredThe 97th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw68

$139m worldwide in 1986 — $417m in today's money.

As released$139mIn 2026 money$417mRank766 of 8,589In 19864 of 117

How Draw works

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

Praise95

Critics 91, awards 95. Half each, so Praise lands at 95.

Critics91 → 45Awards95 → 47

Oscars4 won Picture, Director, Film Editing, Sound3 nominated Supporting Actor, Original Screenplay, Cinematography

Golden Globes3 won Motion Picture, Director, Supporting Actor

BAFTAs2 won Direction, Editing

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: Platoon reviewed.

Verdict78 of 100IMDb8.1 from 472kWikipedia58k views a monthAge40 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryAFI 100evidence, not an input to the score

Scored beside it · 142 of 3,430 films judged

78Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

78The French Connection (1971)

78Django Unchained (2012)

78Rosemary's Baby (1968)

78All the President's Men (1976)

78Good Will Hunting (1997)

78Platoon (1986)

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 68 praise 95 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

Willem Dafoe22,379 ft Johnny Depp21,710 ft