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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974 · directed by Michael Cimino · 116 min
22,718 feet · Prominence
1,408th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw59

$25m worldwide in 1974 — $167m in today's money.

As released$25mIn 2026 money$167mRank1,882 of 8,589In 197417 of 42

How Draw works

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

Praise77

Critics 76, awards 13. Half each, so Praise lands at 77.

Critics76 → 38Awards13 → 6

Oscars1 nominated Supporting 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.

Legacy32

Judged directly: Cimino-Bridges seventies cult.

Verdict32 of 100IMDb7 from 33kWikipedia14k views a monthAge52 years

Scored beside it · 1,704 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 59 praise 77 legacy 32averages 56, which places it at22,718 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

Clint Eastwood22,450 ftJeff Bridges22,070 ft