Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003 · directed by Peter Weir · 138 min

24,615 feet · Prominence

619th of 24,106 films scored

Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw67

Lifetime worldwide gross $212m, re-releases included; about $380m in 2026 money.

Rank880 of 11,051In 200320 of 227

How Draw works

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

Praise90

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics83 baseAwards86 signal → +7 lift

Oscars1 won Cinematography8 nominated Picture, Director, Costume Design, Production Design, Film Editing, Visual Effects, Makeup and Hairstyling, Sound

Golden Globes4 nominated Motion Picture, Director, Actor, Screenplay

BAFTAs2 won Direction, Sound4 nominated Film, Actor, Special Visual Effects, 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.

Legacy50

Judged directly: Respected but culturally quiet.

Verdict50 of 100IMDb7.5 from 254kWikipedia51k views a monthAge23 years

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50Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

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 67 praise 90 legacy 50averages 69, placing it at24,615 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

▲ Paul Bettany ▲ Robert Pugh

In these careers — elevation for this film

Russell Crowe20,221 ft Paul Bettany19,939 ft James D'Arcy18,158 ft Robert Pugh17,817 ft